UFC 5 pre-order bonus & guest fighters explained

UFC 5 pre-order bonus & guest fighters explained
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Written by 

Morgan Truder

Published 

7th Sep 2023 16:00

The UFC games always have some great guest fighters appearing for those who pre-order, and UFC 5 is no different. The fighters are usually athletes who have achieved great things in combat sports but are either from the sport's past or not actually in the UFC.

For example, last time around, heavyweight boxers Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury were in the game.

Who the guest fighters are is often one of the most exciting features, especially if it is people we have never seen before. Considering it has now been three years since the last UFC game, UFC 5 is coming at the perfect time.

So here is all you need to know about the guest fighters in UFC 5.

Who are the guest fighters in UFC 5?

Muhammad Ali in UFC 5
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Once again, there are a few guest fighters in UFC 5, but this time around there are also alter egos of some of the athletes in the game. These are different versions of fighters already in the game, celebrating other aspects of their personality and will come with new abilities and looks.

You won’t need to pre-order in order to unlock alter egos. Instead, you can earn them through the Fight Week game mode.

Here are all the guest fighters and alter egos in UFC 5.

  • Muhammad Ali (pre-order bonus) 
  • Mike Tyson (pre-order bonus) 
  • Fedor Emelianenko (pre-order bonus) 
  • 4 Bruce Lee alter egos 
  • Alexander Volkanovski's alter ego (earned in Fight Week)
  • Isreal Adesanya's alter ego (earned in Fight Week)
  • Jon Jones' alter ego (earned in Fight Week)
  • Valentina Shevchenko's alter ego (earned in Fight Week)

Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali are both returning, after appearing in previous titles, considering they are two of the greatest boxers of all time it remains a welcome addition.

The other guest fighters will be Fedor Emelianenko, and Bruce Lee who is a mainstay in these games. In our interview with the developers, they said this is a fresh take on Bruce Lee's offering because of his four alter egos in the game.

In the past, if you didn’t pre-order you could usually buy the guest fighters off the store at a later date, so don’t worry if you miss out. Here are the rest of the pre-order bonuses: 

  • 3-days early access
  • Origins Bundle (Conor McGregor [2013], Leon Edwards [2015], and 22 Vanity Items)
  • 30th Anniversary Vanity Bundle (4 Vanity Items)
  • Online Career Mode XP Boosts (x5)

That is all you need to know about the guest fighters appearing in UFC 5. If you can’t wait for the game, why not check out who will be on the cover of this year's game for everything else, check out our UFC homepage.

Morgan Truder
About the author
Morgan Truder
Morgan is one of the Guides Writers at GGRecon. He first started writing about games for fun whilst doing his BA (Hons) in History and Film. Since then he has turned this passion into a career and was previously an Editor at VideoGamer before joining GGRecon. Despite enjoying all sorts of games, he can often be found playing Football Manager, Red Dead Redemption 2 or Sekiro.
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