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Ultimate Fighting Championship

» DREAMCAST » 2000 » ANCHOR Can you have too much of a good thing? I love fighting games and the Dreamcast certainly has no shortage of great ones, but that became a problem when I binged on them and ended up craving something different from the standard fare. Unfortunately, it’s not the strongest console for wrestling games, and that’s how I ended up turning to Ultimate Fighting Championship – the very first licensed game based on the world’s biggest mixed martial arts promotion, and my first exposure to the sport.

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