UFC 2009 - Undisputed: Featuring the lovely Forrest Griffin on the coverJust before this last weekend, THQ revealed 80 of the fighters that will star in the highly-anticipated, forthcoming UFC Undisputed 2009. The game will be the first of a few, in a multi-year deal struck between THQ and Zuffa. The game will be released mid-May, 2009.

Some fighters who have recently left or been dropped from the organization, as well as some of their departed stars, will surprisingly appear in the game. These stars include Andrei Arlovski, Tito Ortiz, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, Tim Sylvia, Matt Arroyo and Josh Burkman.

Notably absent from the roster line-up are Randy Couture, Dustin Hazelett, Matt Hamill, Josh Neer and Jeremy Stephens, Denis Kang, Akihiro Gono, Caol Uno and Shane Carwin.

As pictured, former UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin will grace the cover of the game in its stateside release, while current UFC Welterweight Champion Georges “Rush” St. Pierre will be featured on the cover for the game’s Canadian release…. collector’s item, anyone?

In addition to the release of information regarding the starring fighters, THQ has also recently put forth a video with the commentary of Joe Rogan, detailing some of the nuances of the game’s fight striking elements.

Roster of Fighters As Released Thus Far

Heavyweights:
Andrei Arlovski
Mark Coleman
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic
Gabriel Gonzaga
Antoni Hardonk
Heath Herring
Cheick Kongo
Brock Lesnar
Justin McCully
Frank Mir
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Eddie Sanchez
Tim Sylvia
Cain Velasquez
Brandon Vera (LH)
Fabricio Werdum

Light Heavyweights:
Houston Alexander
Ryan Bader*
Tim Boetsch
Stephan Bonnar
Rashad Evans
Wilson Gouveia (MW)
Forrest Griffin
James Irvin
Quinton Jackson
Keith Jardine
Chuck Liddell
Lyoto Machida
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Tito Ortiz
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
Thiago Silva
Wanderlei Silva

Middleweights:
Ricardo Almeida
Michael Bisping (LHW)
Kendall Grove
Rich Franklin (LHW)
Dan Henderson (LHW)
Martin Kampmann (WW)
Chris Leben
Thales Leites
Jason MacDonald
Demian Maia
Nate Marquardt
Drew McFedries
Yushin Okami
Amir Sadollah (WW)
Anderon Silva (LHW)
Evan Tanner

Welterweights:
Thiago Alves
Matt Arroyo
Kyle Bradley
Josh Burkman
Marcus Davis
Jon Fitch
Matt Hughes
Anthony Johnson
Josh Koscheck
Chris Lytle
Karo Parisyan
Diego Sanchez
Ben Saunders
Matt Serra (LW)
Georges St. Pierre
Mike Swick (MW)

Lightweights:
Mark Bocek
Rich Clementi
Mac Danzig
Nathan Diaz
Frankie Edgar
Efrain Escudero*
Spencer Fisher
Kenny Florian
Hermes Franca
Tyson Griffin
Roger Huerta
Joe Lauzon
Gray Maynard
B.J. Penn (WW)
Sean Sherk (WW)
Joe Stevenson
Thiago Tavares

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