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Monday, May 4, 2009

Topps Releases More UFC Card Images and Answers Questions

Topps, on its official UFC blog, on Monday released more information and images of its upcoming UFC trading card series.

Along with four new images of Ultimate Fighter 9 trading cards, Topps answered a couple of questions that fans have had about the upcoming series:

Base cards will be a mix of individual fighter and personality cards as well as "UFC Debuts" that will feature the 2 fighters (who) participated in a particular person's first foray in a UFC Octagon.

There seems to be concerns about not getting autographs from the more established fighters and only having the opportunity to get autos from the TUF 9 competitors. Let me assure you of two things. One, these TUF 9 cards are limited (Approx. 100-200 per subject) and we will also be including many of the top stars from UFC events including many current and past champions and title contenders.

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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Topps Announces UFC Trading Cards in Time for UFC 100

In a blog post on Friday, Topps announced its next round of UFC trading cards. According to the post, the plan is for the set to be available at the UFC Fan Expo, which takes place the weekend of UFC 100 in July.

According to the post:

The set, called 2009 Topps UFC, will feature many of your favorite UFC fighters past and present in their own card. It will also contain cards highlighting fighters who recently debuted within the UFC Octagon such as Jon Jones, Dan and Jim Miller, Dan Hardy, Ryan Bader, and Efrain Escodero.

In addition to the 165 card base set there will be several insert sets. Our Bloodlines insert with showcase fighters and their diverse heritage. The Greats of the Game insert will feature graphics and stats from the soon to be released video game from THQ, UFC 2009 Undisputed.

Each hobby box will contain 16 packs and guarantee 2 autographed cards and 2 memorabilia cards per box. The suggested retail price will be $4.00 per pack.

We are expanding our line-up of autograph and memorabilia subject to include fighters and personalities that were not in Round 1. For example, unique to this product will be the first autographed cards from all 16 competitors from The Ultimate Fighter: USA vs UK. These cards were produced and signed ON CARD while we were at the UFC Training Facility in January.

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posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 8:57 PM 





Tuesday, March 10, 2009

First Look at the Topps UFC Trading Cards


Beckett Media's David Lee and Tracy Hackler break open a box of the 2009 UFC Topps trading cards, talking about and displaying the various styles of trading cards included in this new series.

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posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 3:35 PM 





Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Topps Announces Round 1 of UFC Trading Cards, GSP and Serra Signings

PRESS RELEASE:

Topps and The UFC are pleased to announce that the first ever UFC exclusive trading card product will ship mid-late January 2009... and it's appropriately named "TOPPS UFC-ROUND ONE!"

Each 16-pack box delivers plenty of value and content with a guarantee of 3 AUTOGRAPHS and 3 RELICS and will feature the likes of Georges St-Pierre, Royce (pronounced Hoyce) Gracie, Anderson Silva, Forrest Griffin and many more UFC superstars.

The 100-card base set includes 90 different fighters' debut match and a mix of personalities such as Dana White and the Octagon Girls. And to accompany UFC's exhilarating action photography found throughout the product, UFC fans and collectors can also find the following:

PARALLEL CARDS (100) - Overall Insert Rate: 1 per Pack
  • Gold Parallel
  • Black Parallel #'d to 888
  • Red Parallel #'d 1 of 1

INSERTS
  • Top 10 Fights of ‘08: The 10 best fights from 2008. Each fight will have 4 cards commemorating the contest (1:4 packs)
  • 20 Victorious Debuts: Includes single fighter image of them in victory pose (1:4)
  • Gold Parallel #'d to 88
  • Red Parallel #'d to 1

AUTOGRAPHED CARDS
  • Fighters/Personalities Autographs (50 subjects)
  • Fighters Red Ink Nickname Autographs (40 subjects) #'d 25.

RELIC CARDS
  • Fight Mat relics (50 cards)
  • Gold Parallel #'d 88
  • Red Parallel #'d to 1
  • Dual Autographed Fight Mat Relics (10) Features 1 piece of mat and 2 autographs. #'d to 25
  • Ultimate Gear Relics (20 subjects) Featuring event-used gloves, shorts or shirts. These are single subject cards #'d to 199.
  • Autographed Ultimate Gear Relics (20 subjects) #'d to 25

PROMOTION
  • Instant Win cards for tickets to an upcoming UFC event.

DEDICATED WEBSITE

Each 8-card pack carries a $5 SRP and can be found exclusively at hobby shops and UFC events.


Georges St. Pierre Topps UFC Card Signing:


Matt Serra Topps UFC Card Signing:

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posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 7:00 PM 





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