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EA apologises to Muslim fighter over Christian in-game UFC 2 celebration

24 Mar 2016
Steve Wright

EA has apologised to UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomdov after a Christian celebration animation was applied to his Muslim in-game character.

The in-game character celebrations seem to trigger at random; the Christian animation in question wasn’t specifically applied to Nurmagomdov.

Nurmagomdov took to Twitter to express his concern after seeing his in-game representation make a cross over his chest after a victory.

For its part, EA immediately apologised and said the issue would be fixed in an upcoming patch.

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EA Sports UFC 2 is available now on PS4 and Xbox One. Expect our review soon.

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