Jon Jones Graces First EA Sports UFC Video Game Cover; Fan Voting to Determine Second Fighter

The UFC and EA Sports on Monday announced UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones as the first cover athlete for the new EA Sports UFC video game.

“It’s a huge honor to be selected as one of the fighters to appear on the cover of EA SPORTS UFC,” said Jones. “I am a big fan of EA SPORTS and appearing on a cover is one of those things you dream about as a kid. I’ll definitely be following the Cover Vote to see which fighter the fans choose to join me as the face of the game.”

The Cover Vote that Jones mentioned is a way for fans to get in on the action and determine the athlete that will grace the EA Sports UFC game cover opposite Jones.

Sixteen fighters will square off in a bracket-style elimination tournament with fans voting to determine the winner in each pairing. The winners of the initial “Prelims” round of voting will then move on to a round of eight fighters dubbed the “main card.” The winners of the main card pairings will then move on to the final four in the “co-main event” round of two match-ups. The winners of the co-main event pairings then move on the “Title Fight,” with the winner earning to spot with Jones on the cover of the game.

Voting opens Monday at http://www.ufc.com/covervote.

EA SPORTS UFC Cover Vote Schedule

• Round of 16 : Prelims – Voting from Mon, Nov. 4 – Sun, Nov. 10
• Round of 8 : Main Card – Voting from Mon, Nov. 11 – Sun, Nov. 17
• Final Four : Co-Main Event – Voting from Mon, Nov. 18 – Sun, Nov. 24
• Finals : Title Fight – Voting from Mon, Nov. 19 – Sun, Dec. 1

EA SPORTS UFC Prelims Match-ups

• Urijah Faber vs. Michael Bisping
• Johny Hendricks vs. Dominick Cruz
• Anthony Pettis vs. Demetrious Johnson
• Alexander Gustafsson vs. Daniel Cormier
• Georges St-Pierre vs. Chris Weidman
• Junior dos Santos vs. Chael Sonnen
• Jose Aldo vs. Benson Henderson
• Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate