<s>
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mixed	O
martial	O
arts	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
in	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
SkyBox	O
Labs	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Marketplace	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
cover	O
athletes	O
Jon	O
Jones	O
and	O
Alexander	O
Gustafsson	O
as	O
playable	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free-to-play	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fourth	O
title	O
,	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mixed	O
martial	O
arts	O
fighting	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Fighting	O
Championship	O
(	O
UFC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
accommodates	O
for	O
changes	O
in	O
player	O
strategies	O
mid-game	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
gaming	O
experience	O
more	O
realistic	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
UFC	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
growing	O
popularity	O
of	O
MMA	O
(	O
the	O
UFC	O
banner	O
particularly	O
)	O
and	O
THQ	O
's	O
success	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
MMA	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
UFC	O
's	O
then	O
promotional	O
rival	O
,	O
Strikeforce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
gameplay	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
reveal	O
event	O
in	O
a	O
trailer	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
roster	O
consists	O
of	O
97	O
UFC	O
fighters	O
(	O
not	O
including	O
DLC	B-Protocol
additions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UFC	O
legend	O
Royce	O
Gracie	O
and	O
late	O
martial	O
arts	O
icon	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
are	O
both	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
bonus	O
unlockable	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
