Quick impressions:
Audio is on point. Atmosphere and announcers sound great. Striking is crunchy as fukk. Sounds like you’re stepping on a bunch of branches when punches connect
Gameplay is like UFC 4.5. Grappling seems the same (haven’t tried a sub yet). Stand up is pretty much the same, but jabs /straights have a bit more stopping power and spinning moves seems to be nerfed. Combos seem smoother, less spam (1,2s are nasty).
Graphics are upgraded as expected. shyt looks like a horror film once cuts open up. Replays are very nice.
I don’t plan on playing online for the beta so looks like it’s limited to 8 or so bouts. There is no offline quick play available for the beta. Just a set of predetermined challenges you can run through against the cpu.
All in all more of the same with some improvements.