Feature Request For Future Game: Authentic Era Selection and Revamped Career

For the next UFC game, i feel there should be a shift from a forced, linear storyline to an open-ended, player-driven narrative. Here are suggestions I would like to see.

Era-Based Career Mode

• Select a specific era from UFC history to begin your fighting career.

• Build high replay value by letting players experience different timelines.

• As player fighter progresses to UFC, they can fight on the exact same card as legendary real-world matchups like Jones vs. Cormier or McGregor vs. Khabib.

• Watch short, authentic archival videos of historical rivalries and backstage drama to immerse the player in that specific era.

Gym Management, Coaches, and Corners

• Choose your head coach and select the specific gym you want to represent.

• Pay premium in game costs for elite head coaches.

• Hire Olympic gold medalists as guest trainers to spar and unlock advanced baseline attribute improvements.

• Hire famous UFC fighters to join your corner team once you reach the top ranks.

• Build relationships and pay high in game costs to secure famous cornermen.

• Access a single-use signature move during a fight if a famous fighter is in your corner, such as Jorge Masvidal unlocking a flying knee attempt.

• Balance signature corner moves so they offer high-risk opportunities without guaranteeing an automatic knockout.

• Receive tactical, context-specific advice from your coaching staff during the pre-fight locker warm up and between rounds.

Training and Progression Systems

• Select precise training goals, such as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu reversals, to replace objectives.

• Remove the arcade-style perk system completely.

• Cross-train in any martial arts discipline without hard restrictions or locked move pools.

• Accept stat penalties in opposing categories when heavily specializing in a contrasting martial art.

• Play dedicated, interactive tutorials when actively trying to learn a brand-new technique like a spinning heel kick.

• Use protective headgear during sparring sessions to minimize injury risk.

• Increase the risk of sparring knockouts only if the player chooses cheap, low-quality sparring partners.

Character Creation and Cosmetics

• Build more realistic custom characters using real-world facial scans taken from gym partners of famous fighters.

• Unlock era-specific cosmetics and fighter packs through career progression, such as Royce Gracie's original tournament gi.

• Access premium, realistic cosmetic items via separate purchases or subscription tiers.

• Equipping cosmetic modifications like Nate Diaz scar tissue alters visual damage and bleeding without providing statistical advantages.

Media and Rivalries

• Control your fighter's specific actions and personality during weigh-ins, press conferences, glove touches, and post-fight interviews.

• Receive tangible, performance-based benefits based on your media decisions.

• Experience highly noticeable, dynamic rivalries that adapt directly to your promotional choices.