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EA has informed IGN that its Fight Night boxing franchise is on hold. “Right now, a great portion of the core of the Fight Night team are actually the team that are building UFC

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Wilson cited the rising global popularity of the Ultimate Fighting Championship as the reason for EA's different direction. The developer claimed the UFC rights from THQ last year. With Fight Night on indefinite pause and UFC only growing year over year, one wonders if it will ever return.Wilson concluded, “Do I see a future for Fight Night? You know, sure. But right now, UFC is where our fighting focus is.”

Mitch Dyer is an Associate Editor for IGN's Xbox 360 team. He’s also quite Canadian. Read his ramblings on Twitter and follow him on IGN