EA Sports has released four new WEC Alter Egos in UFC 5. Fans can now play as Cub Swanson from WEC 44, Chael Sonnen from WEC 36, Dustin Poirier from WEC 54 and Jose Aldo from WEC 48. These World Extreme Cagefighters can be picked up through purchase or by completing in-game challenges.
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FIRST LOOK
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- Cub Swanson WEC 44, 2009 – Cub Swanson lives by the sword, as his fourteen performance bonuses across the WEC and UFC can attest. After running into the freight train that was José Aldo, Swanson would rebound with a bonus-worthy submission over John Franchi.
- Chael Sonnen WEC 36, 2008 – When WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho missed weight, his bout against Chael Sonnen was deemed a non-title affair. Sonnen would go on to win, avenging a previous loss to the champ, but with no gold to show for it. In an act of contrition, Filho would mail his belt to the man who bested him.
- Dustin Poirier WEC 54, 2010 – After stumbling in his debut, Dustin Poirier returned to the blue canvas of the WEC cage and lived up to the hype built on the regional scene, dispatching Zach Micklewright with strikes at just 53 seconds into the first round.
- Jose Aldo WEC 48, 2010 – In the main event of what is perhaps the biggest event in WEC history, newly-minted and thoroughly fearsome featherweight champion José Aldo delivered former 145-pound champ Uriah Faber a legendary beating, chopping away at the “California Kid’s” legs with vicious kicks over 25 minutes.
