UFC or EA MMA? which do you favor?

So, we all have a huge thing in common, we're nuts about grappling, and im sure we all watch UFC. But what about playing it?

Im sure many if not all of us have played UFC 2009 and 2010. Now EA sports has come out with EA MMA.

any opinions about the two? which do you prefer? I think both have thier pro's and cons.

With UFC, I keep getting P.O. because the submissions/ applying them is bogus and insanely hard to do and make them effective.

UFC had good visuals and some pretty good animations on the moves. but the submissions just drove me mad.

EA MMA (from what i can tell from the demo) has decent visuals, could be better, pretty nice fluid motion, VERY PRACTICAL AND somewhat REALISTIC fight scenarios.

IE: in UFC, you can take the fight to the ground right away, but chances are you are not going to win by submission.
Where as in MMA, if your strongest area is BJJ,wrestling or Judo and your opponent is only strong in Thai Kickboxing and boxing, you can literaly end the fight in 30seconds by submission. the submission game in MMA is more based on stamina control and timing. either hit your button quicker without gassing, or rotate the thumb stick and find the tension point first multiple times.

The other cool thing about MMA is that since its from EA, the punch and kick controll is like EA fightnight. punch and kick with the right stick, and toggle punch/kick with the left trigger/ bumper button.

Over all I think I like MMA a little better, but the visuals could have been much better.

I like the game strategies in EA MMA even though there's some animation quirks. The game mechanics are over simplified but anything is better than that stupid "Shine" system in UFC.

I like the EA game much better. The striking is so much more fluid than than the ufc's version. There were a lot of things in the ufc game I had no idea to do and they weren't explained either. I like that EA MMA has simple controls but to be good you have to have complicated timing, the takedowns, the combos. It's far from perfect but it's a step in the right direction.

I have only played 2010 and I thought it was a great game but EA sounds like it could be better I would really like to see how it all works.

I havent played ea mma but i think its great for the sport alot of people are gonna get to see know some good fighters outside of the ufc.

i think the UFC game has much smoother gameplay EA's graphics are better i believe though both are good i prefer the UFC game though

i just hated the submission game in UFC. pretty much impossable to complete a submission from the start or even int eh middle of the fight after striking afew times.

EA i feel puts a little more focus on the styles attributes vs what your opponent knows. if your good at BJJ and kcik boxing and you opponent only boxing and kick boxing, you are able to submit them early.

UFC Undisputed all the way! :)

EA MMA is the better game as far as stand up is concerned, using the right toggle to punch is amazing, i thought it was gonna be tough but it's really easy, and it also allows you to set up combos really easy. The submissions in EA are much easier to complete and training your fighter in career mode is alot funner than in UFC. I can't say that I like it more than UFC because I like the gameplay in UFC and if anything the fact that getting submissions is tougher makes the game more interesting. But I do think THQ could learn a thing or to from EA.

I played EA MMA at E3 this year. It blew me away. It was the only game I cared to play. I love UFC Undisputed, but everything I complained about..anyways the controls for EA MMA are great especially for grappling.

The only way I ever get subs early in 2010 is to tie them on on the cage in the thai clinch and pound on their stomach until they are almost done and then pull guard. The stupid thing is that I could have ended the fight numerous times before that. Looking forward for EA's.

yeah i just played ea last night and thought the stricking and submission concept is really cool i think that they pushed for it to be a lil too simple i love the story and training your fighter is alot more fun in ufc i never went for a submission just cause it was too hard even if i did beat there body i hated that you lost stats after not increasing them but i think the takedowns are much better for ufc and besides the submissions ufc has better groundwork

i play 2010 all the time. if u wanna win by submission trick the guy into wasting all his stamina. or get good at timing reversals. once you do that the ground game is actually very fun. i like the standup better in UFC as well it just seems more fast paced and realistic when u get good at it.

Yeah I have been able to get submissions and KO's right from the start in Undisputed 2010 its just got to be good timing. Although its nearly impossible to sub the comp on expert. when I put it on expert I have to stand and bang or take them down do a little GnP and stand up I connot get a sub to save my life. Im stoked to see and play EA in the next couple days.

I played the hell out of UFC 2010 and have been toying with the demo of EA's game. I like EA MMA, but I think the controls are kind of confused and counter-intuitive. Also, there's not as much freedom on the ground, no North/South, no switching positions back and forth. You basically follow the same path every time the fight goes to the ground, which is a shame because the animations are sweet. GnP is a bit weak, but the stand up striking is pretty sweet once you get the swing of it.

I can't be a judge as how i haven't played ea mma as of yet but if you want to sub on 2010 its easy once you have all your cards in the right order.
1st, find or make a char with a high sub off and has a submission(s) at lvl 3. then forget the shine tech unless your sub off is way higher than your opponents sub def. like cole said let your opponent waste some stamina. when you initiate a submission click and hold the right stick it will drain your stamina but power up a forced submission. the longer you hold it down the more powerful it will be but don't run yourself out of stamina or you fail but your opponent can defend the same way so you have to time it.

Oh...For an instant armbar, work the body so a suplex to side or judo hip will rock him and he won't be able to defend.

Fuck

I finally completed the Career mode. This game is way more awesome then it seems. There is so much strategy to the gameplay that people are talking about Stat configurations like they were World of Warcraft character builds. For example, I made a Hong Man Choi fighter that has insane range and power but no speed. So using him requires heavy use of his teep kick to control the fight range and to use his height to his advantage.

In the career mode I would literally think about my next opponent's stats and train and plan against their stat configuration in a way that made each fight seem unique. I would just scan each stat trying to find a weakness figuring out if I was going to take them down with the double, the single, or from the clinch... and then what submission I should attack for once we hit the mat.

I was bored tonight so I fan boyed out and made a Sotiropoulos CAF for the PS3 version.

http://cdn.content.easports.com/medi..._THUMB_Obq.jpg
http://www.easports.com/mma/fighters...7/platform/ps3

I will not support EA MMA because of the reason that EA doesn't have a UFC title, that being the following: Dana White wanted to make a game, but EA stated that "MMA isn't a real sport" and initially refused to produce it. The only reason they're making one now is for the success of THQ's UFC title. I love MMA and I refuse to give money to the company that is only interested in lining their pockets using material that they don't even view as a credible sport.

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Originally Posted by The Augury

I will not support EA MMA because of the reason that EA doesn't have a UFC title, that being the following: Dana White wanted to make a game, but EA stated that "MMA isn't a real sport" and initially refused to produce it. The only reason they're making one now is for the success of THQ's UFC title. I love MMA and I refuse to give money to the company that is only interested in lining their pockets using material that they don't even view as a credible sport.

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The entire company said that? Dude, try to be a bit more rational rather than just repeating what Dana White said. Several years ago "someone" at EA made those comments about MMA. That person was let go, Peter Moore was hired and since then EA has been developing their game. Trying to characterize an entire corporation of thousands of people as a single consciousness named "EA" who doesn't respect MMA is silly.

Black Ops. :)

I played EA MMA months ago at E3. I liked the controls a lot. And I just bought Undisputed 2010 last night for 40 bucks. Since I know they'll keep coming out with sequels, I'm not gonna but one for 60 bucks just to have the latest and greatest. Just wait till the price drops. That's my way.

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Originally Posted by AJ Camacho

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The entire company said that? Dude, try to be a bit more rational rather than just repeating what Dana White said. Several years ago "someone" at EA made those comments about MMA. That person was let go, Peter Moore was hired and since then EA has been developing their game. Trying to characterize an entire corporation of thousands of people as a single consciousness named "EA" who doesn't respect MMA is silly.

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Crap...my facts arent up to date...well then if the problem was addressed then I'm back on board. Sorry for the confusion.

Being a Submission grappler the submission game in ufc 2009/2010 really pissed me off, but in ea mma it is far simpler to pull off which is great. I prefer the the creation system in UFC.

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