Watch EA UFC’s Career Mode Reveal Video

The wraps have been taken off EA UFC’s new career mode and it looks pretty slick and includes new features like having to take your character through ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ show before eventually ending up in the UFC.

As usual you’ll then have to take your fighter from prelim obscurity through to the big time, improving your stats as you go along and balancing the two main ratings systems in the game: popularity and longevity which will determine things like the quality of sponsorship and training partners you’ll get, and how long your career will last.

EA UFC will be released for the next generation XBox One and PS4 consoles on June 17th, with a demo also expected to drop before the title hits the stores.

Check out the new career mode footage below.

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