Crossover bouts in professional sports have never fared well, but Saturday’s bout between boxing champion Floyd Mayweather and UFC titleholder Conor McGregor promises to be different. There is plenty of hype, and both men are stars in their own field. While the bout could wind up one-sided, it does not seem to be boring. Mayweather, who has won titles in five divisions … [Read more...]
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Museum Collection Makes UFC Debut
Topps brings one of its baseball brands to the octagon Wednesday with the release of 2016 Topps Museum UFC. Museum branded insert cards were in last year’s Knockout product, but this year marks the first time it’ll be a standalone set inside Topps’ exclusive UFC trading card stable. Boxes will consist of one eight-card pack and collectors can expect one autograph, one … [Read more...]
Topps Bringing NOW to UFC; Launching Digital Card App
Topps will bring its NOW platform to UFC and the two are also launching a digital trading card app. The moves were announced Monday morning just ahead of a major UFC event. Topps NOW UFC ToppsNOW UFC will focus on exclusive, on-demand cards from Fight Week events and will launch in July, following UFC International Fight Week in Las Vegas. Topps and MLB launched the NOW … [Read more...]
2016 Topps UFC Knockout Box Break, Checklist
Offering a new configuration, 2016 Topps UFC Knockout promises eight serial-numbered hits per box including at least four autographs. A full checklist is below. Over 40 fighters and personalities have signed autographs for the product, which includes a 100-card base setj. Always working, Mike Fruitman of Mike’s Stadium Sports Cards camped out at his kitchen table to rip … [Read more...]
2015 Topps UFC Chronicles Box Break/Review
Delayed from its original December release date, 2015 Topps UFC Chronicles hit store shelves earlier this month in a jumbo box format. The product was designed to tell the story of UFC from the beginning, through its base sets as well as some of the autograph and relic cards. Chronicles boxes contain a whopping 400 cards. While there are 30 inserts, 50 parallels and five … [Read more...]
2014 Topps UFC Champions Box Break/Review
To put myself in the mood to write a review of UFC Champions I put you tube videos of old boxing matches in the background. I listened to fights of champions such as Bob Foster, Ernie Terrell and Andre Ward. Ernie Terrell is a fascinating figure in boxing history as he is best known for two things. The first is he was the older brother of Motown Legend Tammi Terrell who … [Read more...]
UFC Star Dillashaw Named Topps Brand Ambassador
The Topps Company, Inc. and the UFC have announced that UFC bantamweight Champion T.J. Dillashaw has been named its brand ambassador for Topps’ UFC products. During his title defense at UFC 177 last month, Dillashaw earned his third straight win of 2014 and received a “Performance of the Night” bonus that etched his name in the UFC record books as the first fighter in UFC … [Read more...]
