Jay Hieron Also Joins Hard-Hitting Fighter Roster
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug 15, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that Randy Couture,
one of the most popular fighters in MMA history, will co-headline EA
SPORTS(TM) MMA alongside recently announced, Fedor Emelianenko.
"I have been a part of MMA for over 10 years and I am excited about the
global visibility that a game like EA SPORTS MMA will bring to the
sport," said Randy Couture. "Like my fighting career, I look forward to
taking on all comers in EA SPORTS MMA."
Randy Couture, a 6'1", 220 pound heavyweight, who currently holds a 16-9
record and is a five-time MMA champion. Couture, a living legend in the
MMA world, utilizes his wrestling expertise to take down and control
opponents before finishing them off with ground and pound strikes.
Couture is scheduled to fight at the end of this month against former
Pride World Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. In addition,
this is not Couture's first foray into the world of video games, as he
was featured in EA's Command & Conquer(TM): Red Alert(TM) 3 as
Commander Warren Fuller.
Jay "The Thoroughbred" Hieron, a high-profile fighter, joins the EA
SPORTS MMA roster and will be taking on Jesse Taylor in tonight's
STRIKEFORCE fight on in San Jose, California.
Hieron currently holds a 17-4 record and the Long Island native utilizes
his wrestling prowess as his primary fighting style but has become a
formidable striker as well. He fights out of Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas
and was the last Welterweight Champion of the International Fight League.
EA SPORTS is sponsoring three fighters in the STRIKEFORCE event,
including Jay Hieron, Gegard Mousasi, and Renato Sobral.
EA SPORTS MMA will feature the most authentic, intense and broad
mixed martial arts experience to date - complete with a vast array of
top fighters and fighting styles from around the world. EA SPORTS MMA
will be available on the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system
and the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system.
For more information about EA SPORTS MMA, visit www.easportsmma.com
or follow the game on Twitter at www.twitter.com/easportsmma.
EA SPORTS(TM) is the leading interactive sports software brand in the
world, with top-selling titles and franchises including Madden NFL, FIFA
Soccer, NHL(R) hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA(R) Football and Tiger Woods
PGA TOUR(R).
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in
1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless
devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA Mobile TM
and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of
$4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies.
EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com.
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