For the record, yes, the UFC signed off on Lee's inclusion and evidently has no concern about being overshadowed. Where UFC purists might gripe that the inclusion of a fantasy character takes away a roster spot from an active fighter, that assumes the active fighter they want to see would give his permission, or get it from the UFC to appear in their game. People are always saying, 'How would Bruce Lee have done in the octagon?' Well, they can find out."
"But when this opportunity came about, I thought, you know, it's a video game, and it's an opportunity to live out a fight fantasy. "We understand that the UFC has fans of that sport, and Bruce Lee fans are fans of Bruce lee, and people are protective of Bruce Lee, and people are protective of the UFC," Lee, 44, told Polygon. He just wanted to be sure she was ready for some fans to be ungrateful for her father's appearance. Hayes brought all this up when his studio was in early discussions with Shannon Lee, the daughter of the martial arts icon who manages the use of his likeness. "We know there are going to be people like that on both ends." "They go, 'He'd poke you in the eyes, kick you in the knee and then do something to take you out,'" mused Brian Hayes, the creative director for EA Sports UFC. Hardcore Bruce Lee fans might point out modern MMA isn't the kind of street fighting for which Lee was known as a competitor. Hardcore MMA fans may dispute his background in jiu-jitsu, a core fighting style in modern MMA. The team-up is not without some controversy.īruce Lee's brand of fighting, distinct though it is, isn't what you see in the UFC. And 21 years after that, both are appearing in a video game together, EA Sports UFC. Twenty years later, the Ultimate Fighting Championship was founded.
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