Jon Jones Named EA Sports UFC Cover Athlete. A second UFC fighter will join Jon Jones on the cover to be decided by the fans.
Jon ‘Bones’ Jones will be the cover athlete for the upcoming UFC game by EA Sports. He won’t be alone, though. One other fighter will join him and it will be decided by the fans. There are sixteen fighters and eventually it will be whittled down to one. The sixteen fighters are:
Jose Aldo, Michael Bisping, Daniel Cormier, Dominick Cruz, Urijah Faber, Alex Gustafsson, Ben Henderson, Johny Hendricks, Demetrious Johnson, Anthony Pettis, Ronda Rousey, Junior Dos Santos, Chael Sonnen, Georges St-Pierre, Miesha Tate, Chris Weidman.
Meanwhile, here is how long the voting will last:
- Round of 16 (Prelims)- Voting live from Monday, November 4th to Sunday, November 10th.
- Round of 8 (Main Card)- Voting live from Monday, November 11th to Sunday, November 17th.
- Final Four (Co-Main Event)- Voting live from Monday, November 18th to Sunday, November 24th.
- Finals (Title Fight)- Voting live from Monday, November 25th to December 1st.
Jon Jones had this to say about being the cover athlete for EA Sports UFC:
“It’s a huge honor to be selected as one of the fighters to appear on the cover of EA SPORTS UFC. I am a big fan of EA SPORTS and appearing on a cover is one of those things you dream about as a kid. I’ll definitely be following the Cover Vote to see which fighter the fans choose to join me as the face of the game.”
Fans worldwide are encouraged to vote as often as possible at UFC.com/covervote to ensure their favorite fighter advances through the rounds.
Fans can double their voting power by using these fighter specific hashtags on “Twitter Vote Thursdays.” Each fighter specific hashtag used on Twitter on Thursdays will be counted as two official votes. Fans can join the conversation about the cover vote every day by using #EASPORTSUFC on Twitter and Instagram.
If I had to guess, I’d say Ronda Rousey will win. We’ll see what happens, though. What about you? Are you interested in EA Sports UFC? Excited about the cover vote? Who do you think will win? Leave your comments below.
