EA UFC 5: Alexander Volkanovski & Valentina Shevchenko Set as Cover Athletes
UFC has officially announced the cover stars of the forthcoming edition of the UFC video game.
UFC revealed that UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski and the former Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko would be the cover athletes of the “EA UFC 5.” Moreover, UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya would appear on the cover of the special edition of this game.
The Great 🤝 The Bullet
— EA SPORTS UFC (@EASPORTSUFC) September 5, 2023
Your #UFC5 Standard Edition cover athletes Alexander Volkanovski and Valentina Shevchenko 🤜💥🤛
See the full reveal 9/7
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Israel Adesanya was on the cover of this game last year too, as he shared the cover space with Jorge Masvidal for EA UFC 4. It will be the first UFC cover for Alexander Volkanovski whereas Valentina Shevchenko is the second-ever female athlete to appear on the cover of a UFC game after Ronda Rousey.
The Main Character is here 🕹️
— EA SPORTS UFC (@EASPORTSUFC) September 5, 2023
Stylebender has returned as your #UFC5 Deluxe Edition cover athlete 🏹
See the full reveal 9/7
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EA UFC 5 will be revealed for the first time on September 7 at 8 AM PST. UFC has already posted the fighters’ reaction for the reveal trailer whereas the full reveal will come on the aforementioned date.
Fighter's reactions from their first look at the official #UFC5 Reveal Trailer 📺
— EA SPORTS UFC (@EASPORTSUFC) September 4, 2023
Full reveal coming 9/7 at 11am EDT 🗓️ pic.twitter.com/n9TuHbgaeX
Israel Adesanya will be in action this Saturday as he will defend the UFC Middleweight Champion against Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 293.
