Reviving one of the features that Stephen used to do, since people have been asking for it. Every Friday I'll be pulling out our top stories of the week, giving you a one-stop-shop for what you may have missed in Multiplayer. This week we have the battle between EA and the UFC, some interesting "Battlefield 1943" numbers and a nod to the on-going Tour de France.

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Over the weekend fans of MMA saw an intense battle between Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping which left Bisping out cold on the mat in the second round.

It wasn't the only blood shed this weekend, though, as it seems UFC and EA Sports aren't going to be best friends anytime soon. Dana White, the head of UFC, stated that he's "at war" with EA and that anyone siding with the game publisher may find themselves in a bad way with UFC.

Speaking with MMAJunkie.com, White was very clear about his thoughts towards EA:

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Can't say I expected this one. On the verge of losing their WWE license, THQ appears to have a back-up plan. May's NPD sales numbers indicate that "UFC 2009 Undisputed" sold nearly 680,000 units, grabbing the top spot for the month and just about doubling Wii Fit, which sits at #2 with 352,000.

Is this the dawn of a new fight age? EA seems to think so, as they've already announced the development of their own MMA franchise, (titled "MMA," natch), which is coming next year.

You can check out the rest of the sales numbers at GameSpy.