A series of tweets fired off by "EA Sports UFC" have been teasing gamers about who will be featured as the mystery fighter in the game. And clearly, these clues strongly suggest that Bruce Lee will be included in the game.
For the first clue, the game tweeted, "Our #MysteryFighter never fought in the @UFC...Any ideas who could it be?" This post is a bit vague and could practically refer to anyone. But as Cinema Blend pointed out, Bruce Lee never fought inside the Octagon but is considered as one of the pioneers of the mixed martial arts fight scene. Lee believed that mixing different types of martial arts will lead to a pure fight philosophy.
The second clue suggested that the mystery fighter can enter four different weight classes. The game's bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight and welterweight divisions range from 126 to 170 pounds. When he was still alive and in the prime of his acting career, Lee's weight played between 130 to 160 pounds.
The following clue, however, may have confused some of those speculating, or hoping, that the iconic martial artist will be featured in the game. "EA Sports UFC" posted a close-up image of an American flag with the caption "Born In America." Of course, since Lee is a known action film actor in Hong Kong, many people assumed that he was born there. But a quick peek at his bio would reveal that he was born in Chinatown, San Francisco on Nov. 27, 1940.
When the fourth clue arrived, it became pretty obvious that the game was referring to Lee. It tweeted, "These two colors might be all you need to figure out the identity of our #MysteryFighter." The colors the post was referring to are black and yellow, the distinct color pattern of Lee's track suit in his unfinished film, "Game Of Death."
As for the last clue, "EA Sports UFC" released promotional image of a fighter, wearing black and yellow trunks, pulling off a backfist strike on his opponent. This move was notoriously used by Lee in his movies to take out his opponents.
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