EA Sports UFC 2 Introduces Live Event Competitions

Electronic Arts today announced the launch of Live Event Competitions, a brand new competitive experience in EA Sports UFC 2 Live Events mode. Starting May 14th, fans can play the qualifiers in the Live Event Competition to start fighting for their chance to earn Ultimate Team rewards and a trip to compete at the live finals coinciding with UFC Fan Expo, part of the 5th Annual UFC International Fight Week, and UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones 2 in Las Vegas. The winner of the grand final match, taking place on July 8th at the UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas, will receive $10,000 USD and walk away with the belt as the EA Sports UFC 2 World Champion.

Players enter the competition in Live Events on the EA Sports UFC 2 menu, select one of four athletes fighting on an upcoming card, customize their athlete by applying five out of 10 fighter perks, and start competing online. All available in-game fighters are balanced with the same overall attribute rating and move level. Rankings on the global leaderboard are determined by the number of wins a player can accumulate during the qualifying period before taking three losses. Players are encouraged to go back and fight again as many times as they’d like to improve their top score during the qualifying period.

At the end of each qualifying period, eligible players with the top scores on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will be invited to compete in the finals in Las Vegas where the champion will be crowned at the UFC Fan Expo leading up to UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones 2, which takes place on July 9th. The semi-finalists will receive tickets to the event and other special prizes. The finalists aren’t the only ones who win though, as all players who compete in the Live Event Competition will have a chance to earn in-game rewards based on their overall performance.