The UFC is packed with KO artists, and the new UFC video game Undisputed 3 is equally packed with heavy strikers. The game is set to release on February 14th. As it is in real life, when battling these fighters on the game, you must beware of their educated hands and feet.
The game rates fighters in four different attack categories:
Standing Strike
Standing Kick
Clinch Strike
Ground Striking
Here are the most dangerous fighters on the UFC Undisputed 3 roster:
Junior dos Santos
The reigning heavyweight champion has heavy hands, and when they land squarely, people go to sleep—just ask Cain Velasquez. Dos Santos made UFC on Fox 1 a bit uneventful after he quickly dispatched of Velasquez to win the title. Junior is rated 86 out of 100 in standing strike. You can check out all of his ratings here.
Mirko Cro Cop
Cro Cop is a legend. He is known for his amazingly fast and powerful kicks. One of my favorite Cro Cop quotes, borrowed from Mike Tyson, states:
“Everyone has a plan until they get hit.”
Most fighters who have fought Cro Cop over the years have experienced that.
Cro Cop is rated 87 in standing kicks. Here are all of his ratings.
Anthony Pettis
Pettis is one of the most acrobatic and exciting strikers in the UFC. Who can forget his Octagon-running kick to KO an opponent while still in the WEC?
Pettis is dangerous with his hands as well. He is rated a 90 in standing kicks and 84 in standing strikes; here are all of his ratings.
Jose Aldo
“Junior” is a nasty striker and very dangerous with his feet as well. Aldo has KO’d 12 of the 19 men he has defeated in the UFC.
Aldo is one of the most underrated fighters in the world because he fights in the featherweight division; but pound for pound there are very few fighters who can mount an attack like Aldo.
He has a 90 rating in both standing strikes and kicks. Here are all of his ratings.
Nick Diaz
Diaz wants to bang, and he’s a bit frustrated when opponents won’t trade with him. Carlos Condit avoided Diaz in UFC 143 and was able to defeat him. Who can blame opponents for wanting to avoid exchanging with Diaz?
Diaz has 13 wins by KO, and at 6’0″ he has tremendous reach for a welterweight.
Diaz has a rating of 89 in standing strikes. Here are all of his ratings.
Jon “Bones” Jones
Jones is perhaps the best fighter in the world. He has dangerous elbows, feet and hands. At 6’4″, 205 pounds, Jones has a 84″ reach, and he knows how to use his height to his advantage.
Jones has finished opponents in various ways ranging from kicks and knees to elbows.
He is rated a 90 in standing strikes, 92 in standing kicks and a 90 in clinch strikes.
Here are all of his ratings.
The Spider is the most dynamic striker in UFC Undisputed 3. It’s not just because of the power and speed, but he has such a bevy of attacks, it can keep opponents off balance.
They range from spinning kicks, back fists and, of course, the front push kick that made Vitor Belfort smell his toes.
Silva is rated a 92 in standing strike and standing kicks. Silva also brings the pain in the clinch with a 93 in clinched strikes.
Here are all of his ratings.
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