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EA Sports has revealed the full welterweight and lightweight rosters for their upcoming EA Sports MMA game coming out this October. They have been revealing each division on a week by week basis, and this week revealed the final two weight classes in the game. The game will be released on the Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles on October 19. The welterweight roster, pictured above, features:
Marius Zaromskis, Lyman Good, Frank Trigg, Nick Thomson, Hayato Sakurai
Matt Lindland, Kazuo Misaki, Joe Riggs, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Jay Hieron
Joachim Hansen, Pat Miletich, Shinya Aoki, Robbie Lawler, Nick Diaz, Jake Shields
The lightweight roster, pictured above, features:
Billy Evangelista, Kron Gracie, Joachim Hansen
Gesias Cavalcante, Vitor Ribeiro, Eddie Alvarez, Shinya Aoki, Satoru Kitaoka, Hayato Sakurai
Lyle Beerbohm, Josh Thomson, Gilbert Melendez, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Mizuto Hirota
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