UFC Undisputed 2010 Roster

Hot on the heels of news that a demo of UFC Undisputed 2010 will be released this Thursday, April 29th, the developers have now announced the game's full roster via GameSpot.com

KEY
· (N) New fighters to the UFC Undisputed franchise
· (P) Fighters accessible exclusively with retail promotions
· (L) Legendary fighters exclusive to the PlayStation 3

HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION
Mustapha Al-Turk (N)
Andrei Arlovski
Pat Barry (N)
Shane Carwin (N)
Mirko Cro Cop
Junior Dos Santos (N)
Todd Duffee (N)
Gabriel Gonzaga
Antoni Hardonk
Heath Herring
Marcus Jones (P)
Cheick Kongo
Brock Lesnar
Justin McCully
James McSweeney (P)
Frank Mir
Roy Nelson (P)
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Eddie Sanchez
Brendan Schaub (P)
Dan Severn (L)
Kimbo Slice (N)
Stefan Struve (N)
Cain Velasquez
Fabricio Werdum

HEAVYWEIGHT & LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISIONS
Mark Coleman
Brandon Vera

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION
Ryan Bader
Stephan Bonnar
Jason Brilz (N)
Luiz Cane (N)
Steve Cantwell (N)
Rashad Evans
Forrest Griffin
Matt Hamill (N)
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Keith Jardine
Jon Jones (N)
Chuck Liddell
Lyoto Machida
Tito Ortiz
Mauricio Rua
Thiago Silva
Krzysztof Soszynski (N)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT & MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISIONS
Vitor Belfort (N)
Michael Bisping
Rich Franklin
Wilson Gouveia
Dan Henderson
Anderson Silva

MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION
Yoshihiro Akiyama (N)
Ricardo Almeida
Alan Belcher (N)
Patrick Cote (N)
Kendall Grove
Dennis Kang (N)
Chris Leben
Demian Maia
Nate Marquardt
Drew McFedries
Dan Miller (N)
Yushin Okami
Nate Quarry (N)
Chael Sonnen (N)

MIDDLEWEIGHT & WELTERWEIGHT DIVISIONS
Martin Kampmann
Mike Swick

WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION
Thiago Alves
Carlos Condit (N)
Marcus Davis
Jon Fitch
Royce Gracie (L)
Dan Hardy (N)
Dustin Hazelett (N)
Matt Hughes
Anthony Johnson
Dong Hyun Kim (N)
Josh Koscheck
Chris Lytle
Karo Parisyan
Amir Sadollah
Georges St-Pierre
Paulo Thiago (N)
Frank Trigg (N)
James Wilks (N)

WELTERWEIGHT & LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISIONS
BJ Penn
Diego Sanchez
Matt Serra
Sean Sherk

LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION
Nate Diaz
Frankie Edgar
Efrain Escudero
Terry Etim (N)
Spencer Fisher
Kenny Florian
Hermes Franca
Tyson Griffin
Clay Guida (N)
Joe Lauzon
Gray Maynard
Cole Miller (N)
Ross Pearson (N)
Kurt Pellegrino (N)
Jens Pulver (L)
Dennis Siver (N)
Joe Stevenson
Caol Uno (N)

UFC Undisputed 2010 gameplay preview

More details will be released soon, but here are a few of the changes and improvements we can expect to see from UFC Undisputed 2010:

# Full cage support
# A fighter’s position on the cage can affect striking power
# Cage can be used to help or defend from takedowns
# Twice the number of available submissions from 2009
# Ability to transition from one submission attempt to another
# Quarter and half-circle analog stick transitions used on the ground last year will be used in the clinch
# Sway system in the clinch used to deliver more powerful strikes or avoid them
# Positions on the ground will have sub-positions
# A knockout blow can be delivered from any position in the game
# When in mount the player won’t have to manually block a transition attempt from opponent
# T-shirts, hats and other gear to unlock
# The "Buffer 180″ is in the game
# New refs including Yves Lavigne
# Some kind of trash talking feature in career mode that "will gain you more popularity and will also negatively affect relationships"
# No more static animations, fighters always moving, clinch reanimated, fight animations quadrupled
# Karate, Greco-Roman Wrestling and Sambo fighting styles added
# Created fighters not limited to two fighting styles, will have individual move sets
# 100+ fighters on the roster, none made from create-a-fighter mode like 50% of last year’s roster
# "Game Is Watching You" system, which will "track every action and use this information to dictate in-game commentary, opponent intelligence and overall career progression"
# Title Mode: fight through a weight class to earn and defend a belt
# Title Defense Mode: complete milestone challenges on your road to stardom
# Tournament Mode: 16-player individual and team
# Fight camps in career mode where you can go to learn new moves
# Analog stick rolling method to escape submissions is back, button mashing/brute force is gone
# Ability to fight orthodox, southpaw, or switch and assign a dominate power hand
# Drag-and-drop system for placing sponsorships and tattoos, no more extensive menu navigation
# No more maxed out created fighters online
# Online fight camps and leagues with ability to train and learn new moves with friends