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UFC Undisputed 2009 is expected to flood the market on May 19 to the pleasure of fans and gamers worldwide. It’s the first video game for the promotion since Ultimate Fighting Championship: "Sudden Impact" back in 2004 — five very long years.

While the game drops stateside this Tuesday, our friends in the United Kingdom will have to wait just a couple of days longer -- May 22 to be exact.

No worries, because those few extra days will allow you to snatch up some of the pre-order incentives from various UK game distributors.

Even though Team UK is taking it to the Yanks on this season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), the MMAmania crew is ready to show there are no hard feelings on this side of the pond.

With that said, below is a list of outlets that are giving away free loot with a pre-ordered copy of UFC Undisputed 2009. Don't procrastinate, supplies are limited!

Take a look:

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Pre-order from Game or Gamestation by clicking here or here to get two exclusive downloadable fighters: Ryan Bader and Efrain Escudero from TUF 8.

Pre-order from HMV for Xbox 360 by clicking here or Playstation 3 by clicking here to get a free UFC 70: ‘Nations Collide’ DVD of the 2007 event from the Manchester Arena.

Pre-order from Play.com by clicking here to get an exclusive mini Brady Games Strategy Guide for UFC Undisputed 2009.

"UFC Undisputed 2009″ will feature 80 current and former UFC fighters, including Anderson Silva, Georges St. Pierre, B.J. Penn and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, as well as extra downloadable fighters such as Ryan Bader and Efrain Escudero if the purchase is made from Gamestop (US only - UK folks see above).

The only very notable exception from the amazingly deep roster is Randy Couture, but with at least two more UFC games in the works, it’s possible that "The Natural" could appear in a future game if we don’t see him first included as downloadable content on Xbox Live Market Place or the Playstation Store.

It seems that with three UFC games planned for release, publisher THQ is looking for the UFC video game franchise to eventually attain the success of games based on the WWE or even Madden.

For more on "UFC Undisputed 2009″ and other video game-related news click here.

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i think best buy is going any ufc dvd free with the game

by danburoojy on May 15, 2009 11:34 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Best Buy is doing a $10 gift card, a free UFC dvd (at 15 bucks or less, no blu-ray) and a $10 UFC pay per view voucher.

by eazye on May 15, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Holy shit I wish I would’ve known this before I pre-ordered from Gamestop.

by HKM on May 15, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then you get Efran and Bader right off the bat instead of waiting 3 months for them!

by Fokman on May 15, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

f*ck me, I got mine from Blockbuster and didnt get anything!

by adam on May 15, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ok guys I got to brag real quick. I’ll be playing mine for PS3 later on TONIGHT!!!! Got connections! My father works for Movie Gallery, and he called me today and said they have their stock in already. YESS!!!!

Dont worry guys, I’ll let you know how good it is! :P

by Synyster on May 15, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good for you man!
I’ll join you on PSN next week buddy! 8-)

by Alpha Male 360 on May 15, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

damn you synyster! haha you better enjoy it extra for all of us who cant enjoy it yet.

by medecine balls on May 15, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I heard,they are only 8 subs in the game and,you don’t have the southpaw stance…!

by Alpha Male 360 on May 15, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey guys been playing it for like 3 hours now. Game is good. I’ve been playing with my little brother, and its been even the whole time.

Some of the guys’ stats are wack. Fitch’s strength is a 50 and BJ’s at 170 is a 58. Little things like that though. BJ’s cardio is rather low though, so thats cool.

Jardine is a 79, Thiago Silva a 90, which I thought was kind of wierd, but it didn’t stop me from knocking out Rich Franklin with a head kick.

No southpaws, no herky-jerky Jardine.

Only a few subs correct. Lots of different variations for the kimura. But it doesn’t really limit the game at all. You can’t chose which submission to apply either. Certain positions do default subs. Its still all fun though. No gogo’s or omoplatas from what I’ve done.

Ko’s are fun. As Hendo, I did an uppercut from the clinch ONCE and dropped Leben and Chuck, and one other time I landed a single uppercut from the clinch and KO’d Chuck with Hendo.

No one was online though, and I was a bit disappointed with that. lol :P

Alpha what is your PSN ID? so i know who yous are.

I’m Synyster_08 for whoever wants to know.

by Synyster on May 15, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know the ranking seems a little bit odd!
How the career mode works?What is the strength that you start with?
My PSN ID is:Alpha Male 360 bro!

by Alpha Male 360 on May 15, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Career mode is cool. You start very low. Less than 30 on the top 3.

My dude is a kickboxing and judo (since I couldn’t decide between wrestling and bjj)

by Synyster on May 15, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome thing about career mode, as you do fights, so do the other fighters in the game (obviously), and the cool thing is their records change. Right now, Forrest is 18-14, Houstan is 16-7, Anderson 25-10, Brock 6-7 (lol), Chuck 22-12 and other stuff. Its all random too, who wins and loses. I think Kos, Cain, BJ, Wanderlei, and Ricardo Almeida are champions right now.

Also, the background sound in career mode isn’t just some wierd music or Saliva playing over and over again. Its audio clips from UFC commentary or post-fight interviews. Like, I’ve heard the commentary from when Hughes reveresed and slammed Trigg 2, Gsp’s “im not impressed”, Karo singing about his throws, Commentary Rashad ko Chuck, post fight Chuck after Wandy fight, and others. Its really cool. I love it.

My dude is 170, and I was undeafeated, Ko’d Burkeman, then got ko’d by Swick (superman punch) and AJ (spinning backfist, which ended up looking like a spinning elbow) back to back. Won a few, got KO’d by Kyle Bradley, rematched, ko’d him, Ko’d Lytle, then recently KO’d by Irish Hand grenade. Subs are hard to get early on, because you have to train with other gyms to upgrade your bjj level. took me awhile to figure it out, and just now am on lvl 2. My guys record is 11-4 and I got a fight vs Fitch coming up.

I know you guys don’t care, but I’m excited. Stayed up till 4am playing (i know, im a loser). I’m not trying to rub it in yall’s faces or anything, just giving you an insight from a dudes whos played it. It’ll build up hype and anticipation for you guys!

If I had to warn you about ONE thing, it’d be to remember the quote “ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN MMA”. expect unexpected (Like Ricardo Almeida KNOCKOUT over Hendo to win the belt..)

by Synyster on May 16, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I looked on Best Buy’s website and didn’t see that, would it have to be an in-store pre-order?

by Vince on May 15, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

thats pretty sweet thanks for the info jesse, i will be definitely be picking up my free dvd

by andrewb on May 15, 2009 11:51 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Best Buy is doing free UFC 93 dvd… franklin vs hendo – not worth it.

by ironfist_55 on May 15, 2009 12:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I will be playing this at 10:05 next tuesday. Look em up on 360 opdizzle

by Ralphie on May 15, 2009 1:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ill be playing at 12:10 am on tue as Gamestop is doing their midnight release. AWSOME

GET SOME!!

by Fokman on May 15, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey guys,

Here are the stats for each fighter. No suprise that the Spider and GSP are the top dogs!

http://www.planetxbox360.com/article_6371/UFC_2009_Undisputed_-_Complete_Roster_Stats

by MMA Fanatic on May 15, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

OMG Mir #1 HW??
LOL!McCully is better than Herring??

by Alpha Male 360 on May 15, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

gota wait till the 22nd but ill be down as soon as they open the shop!! playin 10 minutes later!!

by irishlilpete on May 15, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

keith jardine is way too low i dont understand.
karo parisyan is too low.
lyoto machida should be at 94 also.
jon fitch should be a little higher.
big nog is too high
cro cop is too low.
cain velasquez too low.
where the fuck is shane carwin.
PUT FEDOR IN THE GAME ;0

by albert on May 15, 2009 4:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

this game would be complete if TITO ORTIZ was in it

by dingo on May 15, 2009 11:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I went to Gamestop today to try and pick up the game. They said that it comes out on the 19th. I was a bit confused as the commercials on TUF said available now. The guy at the store said that a lot of people were coming in based off of the commercial. Ihave had the demo since the day it was released… I want to fight with more than Shogun or Chuck…

by txholdemfool on May 16, 2009 1:17 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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