<s>
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
3	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
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conor	O
McGregor	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
cover	O
fighters	O
of	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
as	O
the	O
official	O
cover	O
fighter	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serving	O
as	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2014	O
's	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
and	O
2016	O
's	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	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
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mixed	O
martial	O
arts	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Ultimate	O
Fighting	O
Championship	O
(	O
UFC	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
retaining	O
realism	O
with	O
respect	O
to	O
physics	O
,	O
sounds	O
and	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Continuing	O
on	O
the	O
knockout	O
mode	O
which	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
delivers	O
a	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
designed	O
for	O
fast	O
and	O
quick	O
fights	O
that	O
are	O
integral	O
when	O
playing	O
against	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
234	O
different	O
fighters	O
(	O
including	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
)	O
in	O
10	O
weight	O
classes	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
contains	O
the	O
biggest	O
character	O
roster	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
reveal	O
trailer	O
of	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
microtransactions	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
only	O
affect	O
one	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
option	O
for	O
consumers	O
to	O
spend	O
real	O
money	O
to	O
avoid	O
grinding	B-Application
has	O
been	O
derided	O
as	O
exploitative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
3	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>
Yet	O
by	O
the	O
10th	O
fight	O
,	O
the	O
repetition	O
and	O
grind	B-Application
became	O
obvious.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
makes	O
Battlefront	B-Application
2	I-Application
's	I-Application
lootbox	O
system	O
look	O
immensely	O
charitable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
summarized	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
UFC	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tense	O
,	O
exciting	O
,	O
and	O
dynamic	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
stand	O
and	O
bang	O
aspect	O
of	O
mixed	O
martial	O
arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UFC	O
3	O
reached	O
number	O
12	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
behind	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
22	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
behind	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
,	O
and	O
number	O
11	O
in	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
16th	O
most	O
downloaded	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
title	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
and	O
7th	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
