[PS3] UFC Undisputed 3 - Leaf's universe

[RyanLeaf16]

Much like the WWE "Universe" gameplay option, I have found a way to make UFC Undisputed, servers shut down and all, enjoyable. I have often played offline, creating my own PPV's and seeing where it takes me, but, with the limited roster and the lack of an ability to create additional fighters without purchasing a boost pack (which is now unavailable as well due to THQ going kaput), it can become repetitve. I have come up with an idea that I think is somewhat interesting. With the addition of Pride mode, I have taken the entire roster, and each weight class, and split them into Pride divisions and UFC divisions. To do this, I used a random draw to decide which fighter would start out in each promotion. Also, because Pride weight classes are different, I will use Pride rules during fights, but, Pride will have 7 weight classes just like the UFC.

I also created some rules to follow to make the entire experience more enjoyable for me.

Rules:

- Fighters separated into two promotins (Pride & UFC)

- Promo without a current champion for their weight class will hold a 4-man Grand Prix (all simulated and decided by CPU)

- Promos will run concurrent weight class fight cards to avoid scheduling conflicts and easier scheduling of title fights

- Cross promotion & "Superfights" will not effect a fighters ranking/record in their current promotion

- Fight matchups will be determined by a "ladder" style system. Fighters reputation/record at start will determine placement. After that, fighter performance will be used

- Fighters are bound to a 3-fight "contract" with their promotion. (i) champions have a automatic 3-fight extension at the expiration of their contract. (ii) fighters may be "cut" after their 3-fight contract and ove on to the other promotion. (iii) I have total power when it comes to moving fighters after 3-fight deal to a new promotion to strengthen the roster of the opposing promotion. (iv) I may also vacate titles, if needed, during fighter movement

- Age is not a factor. This means that all fighters are in play and available (i.e. Chuck Liddell, Don Frye, Dan Severn, etc.).

- If fighter loses 3 fights in a row, they must move to the opposing promotion. (i) if fighter then loses 3 consecutive fights in opposing promotion, he may be retired due to "inability."

- If a UFC title holder is selected for Pride, then that fighter will be the Pride champion for that weight class and the UFC will hold a Grand Prix...and vice versa

- 5 straight title defenses = HOF status

- Last rule is that guys can fight in different weight classes as well.


I will post the rosters for each promotion and weight class next.

[RyanLeaf16]

Rosters:

UFC bantamweight:

Dominick Cruz*
Joseph Benavidez
Brian Bowles
Urijah Faber
Norifumi Yamamoto
Scott Jorgensen
Takeya Mizugaki
Charlie Valencia

Pride bantamweight:

Renan Barao*
Miguel Torres
Demetrious Johnson
Chris Cariaso
Brad Pickett
Eddie Wineland
Antonio Banuelos
Damacio Page

*Denotes champion
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UFC featherweight:

Chad Mendes
Cub Swanson
Erik Koch
George Roop
Joe Stevenson
Josh Grispi
Leonard Garcia
Mark Hominick
Raphael Assuncao
Jens Pulver

Pride featherweight:

Chan Sung Jung
Diego Nunes
Fredson Paixao
Javier Vazquez
Jose Aldo*
Kenny Florian
Manvel Gamburyan
Mike Brown
Ross Pearson
Tiequan Zhang
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UFC lightweight

Anthony Pettis
Clay Guida
Donald Cerrone
Frankie Edgar
Gray Maynard
Joe Lauzon
Nate Diaz
Sean Sherk
Jens Pulver

Pride lightweight

Charles Oliveira
Dennis Siver
Evan Dunham
George Sotiropoulos
Jim Miller
Melvin Guillard
Sam Stout
Marcus Aurelio
Takanori Gomi
Benson Henderson*
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UFC welterweight

BJ Penn
Chris Lytle
Diego Sanchez
Georges St-Pierre*
Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck
Matt Hughes
Mike Swick
Pascal Krauss
Akihiro Gono
Murilo Bustamante
Ryo Chonan
Carlos Newton
Thiago Alves

Pride welterweight

Carlos Condit
Dan Hardy
Dong Hyun Kim
Demian Maia
John Hathaway
Martin Kampmann
Matt Serra
Nick Diaz
Paulo Thiago
Denis Kang
Phil Baroni
Rory MacDonald
Paulo Filho
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UFC middleweight

Alessio Sakara
Anthony Johnson
Chael Sonnen
Court McGee
Jason Miller
Kendall Grove
Mark Munoz
Nate Marquardt
Vitor Belfort
Yoshihiro Akiyama
Chris Weidman

Pride middleweight

Alan Belcher
Anderson Silva*
Brian Stann
Chris Leben
Jake Shields
Jorge Rivera
Kyle Noke
Michael Bisping
Rousimar Palhares
Wanderlei Silva
Yushin Okami
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UFC light heavyweight

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Chuck Liddell
Dan Henderson
Jason Brilz
Lyoto Machida
Shogun Rua
Quinton Jackson
Rich Franklin
Thiago Silva
Kevin Randleman
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Vladimir Matyushenko

Pride light heavyweight:
Brandon Vera
Cyrille Diabate
Forrest Griffin
Jon Jones*
Matt Hamill
Phil Davis
Rashad Evans
Ryan Bader
Tito Ortiz
Murilo Rua
Sokoudjou
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UFC heavyweight:

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Brendan Schaub
Cain Velasquez*
Frank Mir
Junior Dos Santos
Pat Barry
Sean McCorkle
Stefan Struve
Mark Coleman
Mark Hunt
Antonio Silva

Pride heavyweight:

Alistair Overeem
Ben Rothwell
Brock Lesnar
Cheick Kongo
Gabriel Gonzaga
Mirko Cro Cop
Roy Nelson
Shane Carwin
Travis Browne
Heath Herring
Gilbert Yvel

[RyanLeaf16]

Not going to do a ton of graphics and shit with this. Maybe I'll do some photos, but, it will mostly be text and no real "format" b/c I just don't have a ton of time to do it up like back in the MM days.

Some of you may have noticed that the Pride/UFC bantamweight divisions both have champions. That is because Barao is the interim title holder in the UFC and he was selected for the Pride promotion. Interim or not, he is still a champion, so I gave him the Pride title and removed the interim tag from it.

Below, I have listed the #1 contenders for the divisions that have current title holders. I also have listed the 4-man Grand Prix contestants for divisions that do not have champions.

#1 Contenders:

Pride featherweight: Kenny Florian
Pride lightweight: Jim Miller
UFC welterweight: Jon Fitch (I know what some may think, but, look at the UFC WW roster and give me a better #1 ATM)
Pride middleweight: Michael Bisping
Pride light heavyweight: Phil Davis (It could have been Forrest or Rashad, but, I wanted some new blood and the best on the Pride roster was Davis)
UFC heavyweight: Antonio Silva (Created fighter w/boost pack; #1 IRL, so #1 to start the universe)

Grand Prix Contestants:

UFC featherweight GP: Chad Mendes, Cub Swanson, Joe Stevenson & Erik Koch

UFC lightweight GP: Anthony Pettis, Frankie Edgar, Gray Maynard & Joe Lauzon

Pride welterweight GP: Carlos Condit, Rory MacDonald, Dong Hyun Kim & Demian Maia

UFC middleweight GP: Nate Marquardt, Vitor Belfort, Chris Weidman (created using boost pack) & Mark Munoz

UFC light heavyweight GP: Dan Henderson, Lyoto Machida, Chuck Liddell & Shogun Rua (this was the toughest group to select 4 fighters from)

Pride heavyweight GP: Alistair Overeem, Roy Nelson, Brock Lesnar & Shane Carwin


Roster change note: I had Chael Sonnen in the UFC middleweight division and had him as LHW eligible. However, I decided to swap him with Rich Franklin. So Franklin is now in the UFC middleweight division and Sonnen is in the UFC light heavyweight division.

[RyanLeaf16]

Once the GP's are over, I will be controlling a fighter during the fights. However, during the GP, it will be simulated, so I thought I would share my picks:

UFC FW: Erik Koch
UFC LW: Gray Maynard (Game seems to love Maynard during sims in career mode)
Pride WW: Carlos Condit (I fucking love this GP though - any of these guys could win)
UFC MW: Vitor Belfort (I could see Weidman winning. As a created fighter, his ratings are realistic, but, he's pretty studly)
UFC LHW: Dan Henderson (Guys with heavy hands also fare well with the AI)
Pride HW: Brock Lesnar (THQ overrates this guy every year and it is no different in this iteration. He'll run through the GP and likely start as the Pride HW champ)


I will likely be wrong on all of these. But, if you want send in some predictions. It will be fun to see what some people think will happen.

[Jmiles]

Very cool man, I wore ppv's out with UFC 3.

Question, what are the guys you created rated over all? Such as Chris Weidman?

I purchased the caf boost, but it does not work for me. The highest I can get CAF's is like a 74-76.

[RyanLeaf16]

Very cool man, I wore ppv's out with UFC 3.

Question, what are the guys you created rated over all? Such as Chris Weidman?

I purchased the caf boost, but it does not work for me. The highest I can get CAF's is like a 74-76.

I wanna say that both Weidman and Antonio Silva are 87 ovr

EDIT: Here are the ratings for them...

Antonio Silva:
Overall: 87

Strength: 90
Speed: 73
Cardio: 78
Footwork: 72

Standing Strikes Offense: 80
Standing Kicks Offense: 70
Clinch Strikes Offense: 77
Ground Strikes Offense: 86
Clinch Grapple Offense: 76
Takedown Offense: 77
Ground Top Offense: 80
Ground Bottom Offense: 70
Submission Offense: 70

Standing Strikes Defense: 84
Standing Kicks Defense: 80
Clinch Strikes Defense: 78
Ground Strikes Defense: 70
Clinch Grapple Defense: 73
Takedown Defense: 78
Ground Top Defense: 82
Ground Bottom Defense: 70
Submission Defense: 80

Chris Weidman:
Overall: 88

Strength: 81
Speed: 77
Cardio: 82
Footwork: 75

Standing Strikes Offense: 77
Standing Kicks Offense: 74
Clinch Strikes Offense: 74
Ground Strikes Offense: 80
Clinch Grapple Offense: 80
Takedown Offense: 84
Ground Grapple Top Offense: 77
Ground Grapple Bottom Offense: 80
Submission Offense: 81

Standing Strikes Defense: 74
Standing Kicks Defense: 73
Clinch Strikes Defense: 71
Ground Strikes Defense: 73
Clinch Grapple Defense: 79
Takedown Defense: 83
Ground Grapple Top Defense: 79
Ground Grapple Bottom Defense: 77
Submission Defense: 85

[Jmiles]

Yea idk what the deal is. I think I bought the boost pack late, and it was a waste of money as it is broke.

Will follow

[RyanLeaf16]

Grand Prix results:

UFC FW GP Champion: Erik Koch over Cub Swanson in final
UFC LW GP Champion: Gray Maynard over Frankie Edgar in final
Pride WW GP Champion: John Hathaway over Carlos Condit in final *(Hathaway replaced Maia at the last minute)
UFC MW GP Champion: Chris Weidman over Nate Marquardt in final
UFC LHW GP Champion: Lyoto Machida over Chuck Liddell in final (Would've been cool to see the "Ice Man" win it)
Pride HW GP Champion: Alistair Overeem over Brock Lesnar in final

I predicted just 2 of 6 GP champions correctly. Now, that the champions for each weight, in each promotion, have been set - fight cards will start to be set. Remember, all fight cards will run concurrent with each other to avoid scheduling conflicts and long layoffs. (i.e. There will be an all UFC WW fight card, all HW fight card, etc.)

[RyanLeaf16]

Current Champions:

UFC Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz
Pride Bantamweight: Renan Barao

UFC Featheweight: Erik Koch
Pride Featherweight: Jose Aldo

UFC Lightweight: Gray Maynard
Pride Lightweight: Benson Henderson

UFC Welterweight: Georges St. Pierre
Pride Welterweight: John Hathaway

UFC Middleweight: Chris Weidman
Pride Middleweight: Anderson Silva

UFC Light Heavyweight: Lyoto Machida
Pride Light Heavyweight: Jon Jones

UFC Heavyweight: Cain Velasquez
Pride Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem

[RyanLeaf16]

First fight cards have been set...

Pride 35: Bantamweights

Cariaso v Page
#7 v #8

Wineland v Banuelos
#5 v #6

Torres v Pickett
#3 v #4

Barao (c) v Johnson
Bantamweight title fight
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UFC 160: Bantamweights

Yamamoto v Valencia
#7 v #8

Mizugaki v Jorgensen
#5 v #6

Benavidez v Bowles
#3 v #4

Cruz © v Faber
Bantanweight title fight


Will post results when both cards are completed.

[Jmiles]

I think Faber finally knocks that monkey off his back and gets the UFC gold!

[RyanLeaf16]

Pride 35: Bantamweights Results:

 

Chris Cariaso def. Damacio Page via KO (2nd rnd) *KOTN award

Eddie Wineland def. Antonio Banuelos via KO (2nd rnd)

Brad Pickett def. Miguel Torres via TKO (1st rnd)

Renan Barao def. Demetrious Johnson via TKO (3rd rnd) *FOTN award

Barao defends his title against Johnson and it looks like he'll have a GP final rematch with Brad Pickett up next. A lot of KO's, but, I think that has to do with the additional damage done in the first round (10 minute round).

With the "ladder" system being in place, there is no room to play favorites and these guys will all fight at Pride 42 (once we get around to it) and the matchups will be the following:

Antonio Banuelos v Damacio Page

Miguel Torrest v Chris Cariaso

Demetrious Johnson v Eddie Wineland (very exciting fight)

Renan Barao (c) v Brad Pickett for the Pride Bantamweight title

[RyanLeaf16]

UFC 160: Bantamweights

 

Kid Yamamoto def. Charlie Valencia via TKO (1st round) - Not much of a fight. Yamamoto doled out some serious GnP punishment in a quick victory.

Scott Jorgensen def. Takeya Mizugake via TKO (3rd round) - FOTN award. Both these guys went to WAR with each other. Lots of striking and grappling going on. Both guys were worn out at the end and Jorgensen was able to score the TKO while in top position on the ground.

Joseph Benavidez def. Brian Bowles via KO (2nd round) - Benavidez dominated the whole fight and put a BEATING on Bowles. Bad showing for Brian Bowles.

Dominick Cruz (c) def. Urijah Faber via KO (1st round) - Faber was never even in this fight. Post fight numbers show he only landed 4 strikes, while Cruz landed 20 in less than a round. Faber was outgunned and looked really bad.

Looking at the results and the use of the ranking system, all of these guys will be in action @ UFC 167. The matchups will be the following:

Mizugake v Valencia

Bowles v Yamamoto

Faber v Jorgensen

Cruz (c) v Benavidez *UFC Bantamweight title fight