EA Sports UFC 5 Shocks Fans with New Fighter Drop on January 30!

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Summary

  • EA Vancouver announces a new patch update for EA Sports UFC 5.
  • Update 1.19 will be released on January 30 at 1 PM ET, adding UFC Flyweight Asu Almabayev to the game’s roster.
  • New alter egos for EA Sports UFC 5 will also be released next week.

Developer EA Vancouver announces that a fresh update for EA Sports UFC 5 is set to drop on January 30, featuring UFC Flyweight Asu Almabayev in the game. Starting from January 30, you can download this new version of EA Sports UFC 5 on your PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles after a brief maintenance period. This update comes with several bug fixes, along with some exciting new characters for players to explore, available starting the following week.

2023 saw the launch of the most recent installment in EA’s MMA fighting game series. With time passing, we’re noticing that updates and support for this title are becoming less frequent. However, whispers are flying about that EA Vancouver is focusing on creating EA Sports UFC 6, with speculation pointing towards a release later in the year. Although these rumors remain unconfirmed, EA Vancouver continues to periodically roll out updates for EA Sports UFC 5, with the most recent patch introducing a fresh fighter for players to try out.

The team at EA Vancouver has announced that an update for the video game EA Sports UFC 5 is coming out on January 30 at 1 PM Eastern Time. This new patch, called 1.19, can be downloaded and installed starting from PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S systems. Before the release of the patch, the game servers will be temporarily offline for an hour. The latest update will bring UFC Flyweight fighter Asu Almabayev into the game. This 31-year-old martial artist boasts a record of 21 wins and 2 losses, with 4 of those victories taking place within the UFC. Almabayev’s addition to EA Sports UFC 5 happens just one month before his upcoming fight against Allan Nascimento on March 1.

The January 30th update for EA Sports UFC 5 arrives soon after its inclusion in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and it is set to address several key bugs. According to EA Vancouver, Patch 1.19 will rectify a total of four issues, one of which causes an additional stamina cost for future actions during a muscle-modified transition, impacting submissions and leading to excessive stamina depletion when blocking fake moves. Additionally, some minor enhancements will be made, including resolving occasional clipping problems with specific clothing items and body types.

Next week, developers are set to add fresh alter egos to EA Sports UFC 5, along with a new fighter. However, they haven’t revealed which fighters these alter egos represent, so we’ll just have to watch for their in-game debut for further details. Unlike the introduction of a new fighter, these alter egos will be available for purchase from the in-game store if players wish to use them.

EA Sports UFC 5 Patch Notes for Update 1.19

Patch Launch Date/Time and Launch Downtime

  • January 30th, 2025, at 12 PM ET / Estimated Launch Downtime: 1 Hour

General

  • New fighters
    • Asu Almabayev
    • Additional Alter Egos coming next week
  • Added detail in the store to clarify which fighter is used when generating Alter Ego stat and move comparisons
  • New assorted vanity rewards added

Gameplay

  • Fixed a bug where performing a muscle-modified transition could apply an extra stamina cost to a future action. This issue affected submissions, where it could cause an exaggerated stamina drain when denying the opponent’s fakes.

Bugs

  • Fixed an issue where an empty reward flow is triggered
  • Fixed some rare issues where broken text layouts were appearing for some languages
  • Fixed some rare clipping issues with certain clothing items and body types

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2025-01-30 14:24