UFC three roster – each confirmed fighter coming to EA UFC three

10.01.2018

Last yr’s sport had greater than 250 fighters to select from, so to prime that, the UFC three roster should be one thing particular.

Fans have combed via the plethora of trailers, gameplay footage, weblog posts and screenshots that EA have shared forward of UFC three’s launch on February 2, 2018, and located greater than 100 rivals that’re confirmed to look within the sport.

Here’s the confirmed UFC three roster to date:

HEAVYWEIGHT

Stipe Miocic
The present heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic needed to make the UFC three roster. Miocic will look to defend his title for the third time at UFC 220, when he takes on Francis Ngannou. He had an total score of 89 in UFC 2, so it’ll be fascinating to see if it’s gone up since he gained the championship.

Francis Ngannou
One of UFC three’s most anticipated debutants, Francis Ngannou is at the moment ranked because the primary contender by UFC – and with good cause. Odds-on favorite to take the belt from Stipe Miocic after his devastating left-handed KO of Alistair Overeem at UFC 218, Ngannou will little doubt be nice enjoyable in UFC three.

Andrei Arlovski
Travis Browne
Mark Coleman
Junior Dos Santos
Mark Hunt
Tim Johnson
Derrick Lewis
Antonio Nogueira
Alistair Overeem
Stefan Struve
Fabricio Werdum

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Daniel Cormier
Like Stipe Miocic, Daniel Cormier may even defend his championship at UFC 220, going through the Swiss Volkan Oezdemir. Cormier had a mammoth 94 total score in UFC 2, with a clinch score of 98 – the most effective within the sport.

Forrest Griffin
Retired UFC legend Forrest Griffin additionally makes the UFC three roster. After successful The Ultimate Fighter with a combat credited by UFC president Dana White as bringing UFC to a complete new mainstream viewers, Griffin went on to win the sunshine heavyweight championship from Rampage Jackson.

Misha Cirkunov
Alexander Gustafsson
Quinton Jackson
Jon Jones
Chuck Liddell
Jimi Manuwa
Volkan Oezdemir
Ovince Saint Preux

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MIDDLEWEIGHT

Robert Whittaker
Since successful an Australian collection of The Ultimate Fighter, Robert Whittaker has moved up a weight division, taking the UFC middleweight title in a combat of the evening conflict with Yoel Romero again at UFC 213. Confirmed as a fighter on the UFC three roster, Whittaker was rated 87 total final day out.

Anderson Silva
Another UFC legend confirmed for the UFC three roster, Anderson SIlva held the longest title streak in UFC historical past, efficiently defending his middleweight belt a ridiculous 10 instances. An achieved hand-to-hand fighter, Silva had a arise score of 94 in UFC 2, with an total of 90.

Michael Bisping
Kelvin Gastelum
Uriah Hall
Dan Henderson
Yoel Romero
Ronaldo Souza
Georges St-Pierre
Chris Weidman

WELTERWEIGHT

Tyron Woodley
Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has defended his title 3 times, together with twice in 2017. Confirmed on the UFC three roster, Woodley is a one other fighter to take a title since UFC 2 got here out, which could imply an enchancment on his already sturdy 89 total score could possibly be on the playing cards.

CM Punk
It’s fought one, misplaced one for former skilled wrestler CM Punk, however he nonetheless makes the UFC three roster. He was the bottom rated fighter at 82 total in UFC 2, and can most likely be the identical in UFC three.

Matt Brown
Donald Cerrone
Carlos Condit
Rafael Dos Anjos
Mickey Gall
Demian Maia
Jorge Masvidal
Neil Magny
Stephen Thompson

LIGHTWEIGHT

Conor McGregor
The infamous, the duvet star, Conor McGregor is in regards to the most secure choose for confirmed fighters in UFC three. He could have put UFC on maintain whereas he targeted on the richest combat in boxing historical past, however the southpaw striker stays an enormous title within the sport.

Tony Ferguson
The present interim light-weight champ, Tony Ferguson is a balanced all-round fighter. Rated 89 for each arise and floor in UFC 2, Ferguson is a strong selection for a variety of playstyles.

Eddie Alvarez
Edson Barboza
Will Brooks
Michael Chiesa
Beneil Dariush
Marc Diakiese
Nate Diaz
Evan Dunham
Paul Felder
Al Iaquinta
Kevin Lee
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Anthony Pettis
Dustin Poirier
Diego Sanchez
Abel Trujillo

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FEATHERWEIGHT

Max Holloway
Undisputed featherweight title holder Max Holloway took the belt at UFC 206, earlier than successful a unification bout at UFC 212. Now slated to defend his championship for the second time at UFC 222, Holloway had a excessive total score of 90 in UFC 2, with a arise score of 92.

Jose Aldo
Former featherweight champion Jose Aldo as soon as defended his title seven instances, earlier than dropping to Conor McGregor. With an unbelievable total score of 93 in UFC 2, Aldo was certainly one of that sport’s finest fighters.

Doo Ho Choi
Frankie Edgar
Teruto Ishihara
Chan Sung Jung
Ricardo Lamas
Chad Mendes
BJ Penn
Yair Rodriguez
Cub Swanson
Jeremy Stephens

BANTAMWEIGHT

TJ Dillashaw
TJ Dillashaw regained the bantamweight championship with a TKO victory over Cody Garbandt on the finish of final yr. Another wonderful all-rounder, Dillashaw is robust on the bottom – the place he had a score of 90 in UFC 2 – in addition to lethal in hand-to-hand fight.

Raphael Assuncao
Renan Barao
Dominick Cruz
Cody Garbrandt
Jimmie Rivera

FLYWEIGHT

Demetrious Johnson
The solely man to ever maintain the UFC flyweight championship, Demetrious Johnson has defended his title 11 instances. He flyweight debut led to a draw, however Johnson hasn’t misplaced since, handing over performances of the evening in his final two bouts.

Joseph Benavidez
Ray Borg
Henry Cejudo
Brandon Moreno
Sergio Pettis
Wilson Reis

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WOMEN’S BANTEMWEIGHT

Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes defended her bantamweight title first towards Ronda Rousey, after which towards Valentina Shevchenko in 2017. An excellent arise fighter – the place her score was 91 in UFC 2 – Nunes is weaker in clinch, with a comparatively poor score of 78.

Ronda Rousey
One of probably the most well-known rivals in ladies’s UFC, Ronda Rousey defended the bantamweight championship six instances earlier than dropping to Holly Holm in 2015. She then misplaced her comeback combat towards present champion Amanda Nunes, and though there are at the moment no plans for her to return to the octagon, her profile means she must be on the UFC three roster.

Bethe Correia
Cris Cyborg
Holly Holm
Leslie Smith

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT

Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas took the Women’s strawweight championship in one of many greatest upsets the UFC has ever seen, beating Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC 217. Namajunas was a robust fighter in UFC 2, with an total of 90, and a arise score of 93.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Joanna Jedrzejczyk was among the finest arise fighters in UFC 2 with a score of 98 – second solely to Conor McGregor. Before she misplaced to Rose Namajunas, Jedrzejczyk defended the strawweight title 5 instances.