<s>
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mixed	O
martial	O
arts	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
2014	O
's	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Fighting	O
Championship	O
(	O
UFC	O
)	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
Canada	O
hoped	O
that	O
by	O
listening	O
to	O
fans	O
 '	O
criticisms	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
drastically	O
improved	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
,	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
2	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>
The	O
game	O
's	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>
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
by	O
publisher	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
,	O
who	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
returns	O
as	O
a	O
special	O
unlockable	O
fighter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
EA	O
Canada	O
received	O
feedback	O
and	O
complaints	O
from	O
players	O
who	O
played	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
found	O
that	O
ground	O
and	O
clinch	O
combat	O
were	O
too	O
challenging	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
sufficient	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
with	O
,	O
"	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
2	I-Application
delivers	O
the	O
grandeur	O
of	O
MMA	O
in	O
a	O
remarkable	O
and	O
brutal	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
2014	O
's	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
was	O
a	O
promise	O
being	O
made	O
,	O
UFC	O
2	O
is	O
its	O
deliverance.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Richard	O
Wakeling	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
welcome	O
improvement	O
on	O
its	O
predecessor	O
that	O
shows	O
this	O
series	O
is	O
going	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
direction.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
2	I-Application
still	O
has	O
some	O
kinks	O
to	O
work	O
out	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
has	O
improved	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
UFC	O
2	O
reached	O
number	O
2	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
physical	O
sales	O
chart	O
,	O
behind	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
The	I-Application
Division	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
reached	O
number	O
6	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
download	O
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
28th	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
9th	O
most	O
downloaded	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Khabib	O
Nurmagomedov	O
's	O
appearance	O
in	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
2	I-Application
generated	O
some	O
controversy	O
,	O
as	O
his	O
character	O
crosses	O
himself	O
with	O
the	O
Orthodox	O
Christian	O
sign	O
of	O
the	O
cross	O
(	O
right	O
to	O
left	O
)	O
upon	O
victory	O
,	O
despite	O
Nurmagomedov	O
being	O
a	O
Sunni	O
Muslim	O
.	O
</s>
