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Fans To Select Cover For UFC Undisputed 3, Plus Gameplay Video Preview

Tweet Fans will have the chance to decide which UFC champion will grace the cover of THQ’s upcoming video game release for UFC Undisputed 3 by voting for one of five title holders at www.ufc.com/ufcundisputed3. Fans will also get a chance to win tickets to a future UFC live event. We’ve also got a gameplay […]

Fans will have the chance to decide which UFC champion will grace the cover of THQ’s upcoming video game release for UFC Undisputed 3 by voting for one of five title holders at www.ufc.com/ufcundisputed3.

Fans will also get a chance to win tickets to a future UFC live event.

We’ve also got a gameplay preview for UFC Undisputed 3 after the jump as G4′s X-Play host, Adam Sessler, gets the scoop on THQ’s third rendition from Producer Neven Dravinski.

PS3 Games – E3 2012 – UFC Undisputed 3

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Press Release – THQ Inc. and Zuffa, LLC today announced a franchise-first opportunity for consumers to select the cover athlete for UFC® Undisputed™ 3, the forthcoming installment in the critically acclaimed mixed martial arts (MMA) videogame franchise based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship®. By visiting www.ufc.com/ufcundisputed3 between 6:00 a.m. PT on August 26, 2011 and 12:00 p.m. PT on September 30, 2011, consumers may choose from one of five renowned UFC fighters – UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones or UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez – to appear on the front cover of the videogame.

In addition, by casting their votes, select consumers will have an opportunity to enter a sweepstakes to win tickets for a future UFC live event. The sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States, District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 21 years of age or older. No purchase is necessary to enter or win and is limited to one entry per person/per e-mail address over the entire sweepstakes period. The sweepstakes is void where prohibited. For Official Rules, please visit www.ufc.com/ufcundisputed3. UFC Undisputed 3 is currently in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, with a scheduled release of January 2012.

“Letting fans vote for the UFC Undisputed 3 cover athlete is a unique way for us to connect with our extensive worldwide audience of UFC fans, fighting game enthusiasts and more casual sports followers,” said Danny Bilson, Executive Vice President, Core Games, THQ. “We look forward to seeing if Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre or Cain Velasquez has what it takes to grace the cover of what will be the most invigorating MMA videogame release to date.”

“We are excited to let fans choose the cover athlete for UFC Undisputed 3,” UFC President Dana White said. “Frankie, Georges, Anderson, Jon, and Cain are five of the most popular athletes in our sport and each wants to be on the cover. We love making our fans a part of the process and we’ll leave this one up to them.”

UFC 134: Anderson Silva vs Yushin Okami; Along Came a Spider

Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” It’s a shame Benjamin Franklin never had the opportunity to see Anderson Silva in action. Should Silva defeat Yushin Okami Saturd…

Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

It’s a shame Benjamin Franklin never had the opportunity to see Anderson Silva in action. Should Silva defeat Yushin Okami Saturday night at UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Franklin’s quote may need to be revised to read: “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes and Anderson Silva.”

Anderson Silva and Yushin Okami first crossed paths with one another in January of 2006 at Hawaii’s Rumble on the Rock tournament. Anderson welcomed Okami into the cage that fateful night with a weaponized version of “Aloha” that arrived in the form of an upkick that temporarily put Okami to sleep.

The kick couldn’t have been more perfect if Silva had a sponsor from Tempur-Pedic imprinted on his heel. The only problem was the strike was deemed illegal since Silva landed the upkick from the guard position. Although Okami was given time to recover, he chose to exit the cage with a disqualification victory under his belt. He would be the last fighter to escape “the Spider’s” web.

Since his inclusion into the UFC in 2006, Anderson “the Spider Silva” has woven a web of god-like omnipotence that has spared no one. He’s KO’d Rich Franklin with knees, submitted Dan Henderson with a rear-naked choke and danced around Demian Maia as if Maia were a human/arcade hybrid of the popular music video game Dance Dance Revolution.

With the exception of the Chael Sonnen fight, Silva has looked like a man fighting amongst boys. His tussle with former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin resembled an outtake from the movie The Matrix as Silva bobbed, weaved and countered Griffin’s punches with relative ease.

The fight ended with Griffin’s body sprawled out on the canvas. Griffin looked more like a child making a snow angel rather than the former UFC light heavyweight champion of the world.

Silva’s dominance begs the question, “How does one beat Anderson Silva?”

Vitor Belfort thought he had the answer until a brutal Silva front kick made the fighter known as “The Phenom” look like an anxious fanboy trying to land a role as the Headless Horseman in a Sleepy Hallow reboot. Belfort was lucky the kick didn’t leave him decapitated.

Chael Sonnen thoroughly dominated Silva for 24 of 25 minutes. With less than a minute left in the five-round championship fight, Silva turned Sonnen into a piece of human origami. Sonnen tapped but is still convinced that he won the fight.

Chael would even lead you to believe that this spider is as fragile as the Itsy Bitsy spider made famous by the traditional nursery rhyme. But this isn’t the Itsy Bitsy Spider nor is it the spider that scared Little Miss Muffet while eating her curds and whey.

This spider is perhaps the deadliest in the world equipped with Muay Thai, boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Taekwondo, Judo and Capoeira at his disposal. He dictates which way a fight will go, and his opponents have no other choice but to abide. Somewhere, Dana White is thankful that the UFC’s new insurance policy doesn’t cover arachnophobia.

Yushin Okami is being touted as the last man to beat Anderson Silva. Although Okami left with the win in their last meeting, Silva recently went on record saying he didn’t lose the Okami fight. Silva further escalated the war of words when he stated that Okami was the one who was knocked out.

Oh, what a tangled web the Spider weaves!

On Saturday night, Japan’s greatest fighter will attempt to do the impossible. Yushin Okami, your mission shall you choose to accept is to do what no man in the UFC has ever done—take down the man with the longest UFC title reign, the most consecutive wins in the UFC and the most successful title defenses in UFC history.

Did I mention that Anderson Silva is also the greatest mixed martial artist of all time? Simply stated, Yushin Okami is a supporting actor in the latest installment of Mission Impossible, and Anderson Silva is this movie’s star.

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UFC 134 Fight Card: Yushin Okami to Anderson Silva: "I’m Not Chael Sonnen"

UFC 134 storms into Rio de Janeiro at the HSBC Center on Saturday, Aug. 27. Highlighting the night’s action is a middleweight championship bout between the current king, Anderson “The Spider” Silva, and Japanese star Yushin “Thunder” Okami.Silva is han…

Silva is hands down the greatest mixed martial artist on the planet. With legendary striking prowess and the ability to knockout the greatest of fighters, Silva is on a 13-fight win streak and has not been defeated since a disqualification defeat to the very same Okami back in 2006.

Okami is also riding a wave of momentum coming into Rio. Not the same magnitude of dominance exhibited by Silva, but Okami is 10-2 inside the UFC.

Both Silva and Okami have challenged the grappler Chael Sonnen in the past. Silva defeated Sonnen with a triangle choke in the fifth round of their matchup. Whereas, Okami was defeated by Sonnen by unanimous decision in their only bout.

Speaking to Tatame.com, Okami discussed Silva’s matchup with now training partner Chael Sonnen as well as his fight with “The Spider” this Saturday.

Surprised by Sonnen’s success against Silva, Okami told Tatame, “I was expecting that Chael will be able to take Silva down, but never thought he will overwhelm by using his mixed technique of boxing and wrestling,” Okami said.

Understanding that he is a different fighter than Sonnen, Okami followed up that statement by stating, “that looked really effective and it is great reference, but I’m not Chael so I should use my own skill and technique which will be able to use my physical effectively.”

Silva has developed as a fighter since their initial matchup in 2006. According to Okami, “the biggest change is his experience of defending his title several times at UFC. That must give him a lot of confidence, which I could see from his recent fights. He has atmosphere that controls opponent’s performance.”

Also developing since their initial fight, “Thunder” stated that he “improved almost everything, especially physical.”

A physically strong competitor with a black belt in judo, Okami is a solid grappler inside the Octagon. Ever improving on his stand-up skills, “Thunder” is confident in his abilities to defeat Silva on Saturday.

Understanding that he will need to capture the belt from Silva in his home country, Okami stated, “I always feel the pressure, but this time is a Championship, a lot of fans are cheering for me. It’s giving me a lot of power to prepare for the fight and I’m highly motivated. I want to change all of the expectations to positive pressure. I must not compromise in any point and prepare for Aug. 27. I want all of my fans to enjoy the fight and my peak performance.”

Okami will have his chance this Saturday to dethrone the king and take over as the current UFC middleweight champion. Tune in to the fight to see if Okami’s confidence comes to fruition.

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Rashad Evans Says Shogun Rua Lacks Conditioning, Predicts Forrest Griffin to Win

While Forrest Griffin approaches his upcoming rematch with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 134, not many fans are giving him a chance to get past the Brazilian again, including himself. But Rashad Evans does. According to the former UFC Light He…

While Forrest Griffin approaches his upcoming rematch with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 134, not many fans are giving him a chance to get past the Brazilian again, including himself.

But Rashad Evans does.

According to the former UFC Light Heavyweight champion, Griffin already holds the psychological edge from his first win over Rua, but he points to Rua’s conditioning issues that will contribute to Griffin earning the victory.

“Shogun does not have the best conditioning,” Evans told Tapout Radio.

“I think that was a problem in their first fight, and I think it’s going to be a problem in this second fight.”

Evans knows full well of what Griffin is capable of. The two competitors squared off at UFC 92 that saw Evans beat Griffin and capture the light heavyweight title. Griffin kept a good, strategic pace during the fight as he pressed forward, imposing his massive frame, and attacked aggressively with combinations and leg kicks.

While Griffin might not be the most talented fighter, he makes up for it with heart and determination. It’s an attribute that few fighters can possess and clearly Evans saw it in him then and still sees it in him now.

Evans said it is Griffin’s ability to constantly wear on his opponent that forces them to break down. Evans believes Griffin took Rua’s will after their first bout.

“There’s something that happens in a fight sometimes, and the way Forrest beat him the first time, he took a piece of him with him,” he said.

“I think they might pick up right where they left off, because there’s no fear. That’s gone.”

Certainly there is no fear or quit in Griffin, despite his self-depreciating manner. It is what retains his relevancy in the 205 lb division and popularity with the fans. And at UFC 134, he will look to finish what he started against Rua.

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UFC 134 Fight Card: 5 Fights That Will End in a Knockout

The UFC will be taking its talents to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, in what has the potential to be one of the greatest fight cards in UFC history. UFC 134 consists of five main card fights, two prelims and five undercard fights. Although the card …

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UFC 134 Fight Card: 5 Fights That Will End in a Knockout

UFC Rio Weigh-in Video Highlights (Silva vs. Okami, Shogun vs. Griffin, & Nogueira vs. Schaub)

Highlights from today’s UFC 134 weigh-ins from earlier this afternoon. The three videos feature matches between Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua vs. Forrest Griffin, and Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera vs. Brendan Schaub.

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