Boxing is "the past of fighting," according to EA Sports head honcho Peter Moore. When IGN approached Moore at EA Sports’ Season Opener in San Francisco, he hinted that the label may be working on — or at least planning to work on — a mixed martial arts (MMA) game.
"We keep a very close eye on where things like Mixed Martial Arts are going," began Moore. "Obviously we’ve got Fight Night — we’re incredibly excited about Fight Night — but boxing, for me, sadly feels like it’s the past of fighting and Mixed Martial Arts feels like it’s the future of fighting. So when we look at where people’s attention is going, that’s something we keep a very close eye on."
THQ currently holds the license for Ultimate Fighting Championship games, much like EA Sports holds the NFL license. Still, other non NFL licensed football games exist, so it wouldn’t be unreasonable to think that EA could work around the UFC license.