SAN JOSE--If a fighting game is only as good as its roster of competitors, EA's upcoming mixed martial arts game, EA Sports MMA, just got a bit stronger. Today, EA Sports president Peter Moore today confirmed what many fight fans had suspected for a while now: that MMA legend and five-time UFC champion Randy Couture would be in the game as a playable fighter. Accompanied by Couture, Moore made the announcement at a press conference in San Jose, hours before a Strike Force promotion being held Saturday night at the HP Pavilion at San Jose.

Couture is the latest high-profile addition to the EA Sports MMA roster. Late last month, the publisher announced that well-regarded Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko--thought b ... Read more »