UFC 4 - Fighter Bundle (DLC)

I'll be straight with you: this Fighter Bundle is not a game, and treating it like one would be a disservice to anyone reading this page. What you are looking at is a roster unlock pack for EA Sports UFC 4, an Xbox One and Xbox Series X title that launched in August 2020. It adds Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, and Bruce Lee (available across all weight classes) to your fighter pool without putting in the hours required to earn them through Career Mode. Before you click anything, there is one fact worth burning into your brain: the storefront itself notes that this content is also available through normal gameplay. That is not fine print. That is the entire purchase decision, right there. So why might you still consider it? UFC 4 as a base game is a legitimately solid sports fighter with a good amount of mechanical depth. The stand-up game rewards patience: light taps land quick jabs, held inputs wind up heavier strikes, and the stamina meter punishes thoughtless button mashing at higher difficulties. The clinch system, rebuilt using RPM Tech, flows naturally into dirty boxing or takedown attempts rather than feeling like a separate gear-shift. The revamped submission mini-games split chokes and joint locks into two distinct systems, one using stick movement around a circular overlay, the other using trigger pressure along an arc. Neither is perfect, particularly joint submissions where the AI escapes too reliably even against maxed-out submission stats, but both are a genuine step forward from what UFC 3 shipped. The Career Mode, which is where most solo players will actually spend their hours, lets you build a fighter from amateur brawler to champion, mixing striking disciplines with grappling drills across training camps. Now, about the three fighters included here. Bruce Lee's inclusion across every weight class is the headline that gets casual fans interested, and his kit does reflect an aggressive, fast-striking style that plays differently from the bulkier heavyweights. Fury and Joshua both belong to the heavyweight division and represent contrasting stand-up archetypes: Fury is the movement-and-jab specialist, Joshua the power puncher hunting for the short right hand. If you are primarily an online player who wants these specific fighter styles available from session one without grinding Career Mode first, the bundle has a narrow but real use case. If you are a new player still learning the control scheme, spending time in Career Mode to unlock them organically will actually teach you how to use their styles correctly, which makes the shortcut here almost counterproductive. The honest friction with this DLC is the same friction that follows EA's sports releases generally. The cosmetic microtransaction ecosystem in UFC 4 drew fair criticism at launch, and this bundle sits inside that same philosophy of monetizing roster access that is technically free to earn. The base game itself has a split community: critics largely praised the career mode depth and the retooled grappling, while a vocal portion of players argued the stamina system in stand-up exchanges is too forgiving and that the ground-and-pound mechanics needed more work. Both criticisms have merit. UFC 4 is the best MMA game available on console, but that is partly because competition in this space is thin, not because every system is dialed in. If you already own UFC 4 and you specifically want Joshua, Fury, and Lee ready to go without any grind, this bundle does exactly what it says. If you are still deciding whether to buy the base game at all, factor this content into your entry-point calculation rather than treating it as a separate purchase. Diego, Scout Team