“Should’ve Been Islam or Jones” – Fans React as Israel Adesanya Takes Over as the Cover for EA UFC 5 – Deluxe Edition, Volkanovski & Shevchenko Feature on Regular Version

Israel Adesanya could be recognized as a guy who is going to settle the dispute against Sean Strickland at UFC 293. Indeed, this beef has two of the most fierce middleweights who took its intensity to new heights. While all the ‘Izzy’ fans are anticipating an emphatic triumph in Sydney, good news popped out for them recently.

All the Adesanya fans must be enthralled by this news. It is official! Israel Adesanya has been confirmed as the cover athlete for the brand-new game named UFC 5. In fact, the names of the current featherweight champ and women’s flyweight champ were also revealed. Let’s dive deeper into this update.

Israel Adesanya in the deluxe while Alexander Volkanovski in the regular edition

It was confirmed by the official X handles of EA Sports UFC and ESPN MMA that ‘Stylebender’ is confirmed as the cover athlete for the UFC game. However, Adesanya would be featured in the deluxe edition of the game. It was also revealed that Alexander Volkanovski and Valentina Shevchenko would appear in the regular edition.

With this update, two different editions of the games were confirmed. Surely, this game made the fans wait for it for quite a long time. The previous edition of the UFC game was launched in August 2020. And it has been three years since the UFC introduced its last game.

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The update, however, drew the attention of the fans, as they had a lot to discuss concerning the captivating posters. In fact, their reactions became an intriguing factor to watch out for.

The reactions of the fans after the news

The news drew a plethora of reactions from the fans. While some hailed the decision of the UFC concerning the poster of Izzy, others didn’t appreciate it after seeing the current middleweight champion on the poster. Some even asked if the game was going to launch on PC.

This fan wanted Jon Jones and Islam Makhachev on the cover.

While another fan put his speculation and wrote this.

Another fan made his wish evident from his comments.

A fan got the confirmation from the post and wrote this.

This fan didn’t want to see ‘The Great’ in the background.

And eventually, a fan hailed both the UFC stars in his comments.

Each of the fighters is confirmed to surface on the cover of the game. Now the hot topic is how different this game would be from the previous one. While the fans are anticipating the gameplay, what are your thoughts on its cover? Did you like it? Let us know in the comments.

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