The sports world is still buzzing about this week’s retail release of THQ’s UFC 2009: Undisputed. It showed that the sport of mixed-martial arts isn’t as hard to capture within a video game as once thought. The striking is highly entertaining, the animations are fluid, and with so much going on behind the scenes for UFC 2009’s exciting combat, the MMA world can now celebrate that it has its hit video game. Having said all of that, fans of MMA are still yearning for more fighters to play with. Already featuring over 80 plus fighters, there are a few notable fighters that are missing from the UFC 2009 roster that need to be considered for downloadable content in the future. The typical demand of including Randy Couture has been said all over the net, so let’s look into 10 other fighters that would be exciting must-have additions to the next game in the franchise.
1. Shane Carwin – Boxing / Wrestling - UFC Record: 3-0; Overall Record: 11-0 - Coming off a huge first round TKO win over Gabriel Gonzaga, Shane Carwin deserves a spot in UFC 2009: Undisputed for his monster size and upcoming prospect status. Weighing in at 255lbs and standing above 6’4”, this 34-year-old warrior hasn’t let a match leave the first round in any of his bouts. Players are pining to pit Carwin against Brock Lesnar for a brilliant wrestling match, so THQ, make it happen.
2. Yoshihiro Akiyama – Boxing / Judo - UFC Record: 0-0; Overall Record: 12-1-0-1 - The middleweight division is sore for talent and the UFC is bringing in his hot import from Japan to test his judo skills. Having already defeated Denis Kang, another recent UFC addition, Akiyama is bound to climb the ranks in a hurry if he brings his “A” game. He’s set to debut in the UFC this July at UFC 100, so keep an eye out and maybe we’ll see him grace his appearance in UFC 2009 sooner rather than later.
