REVIEW:2016 Topps Museum Collection UFC(Giveaway)

One of the newer products to the UFC lineup for Topps in Museum Collection, a hit brand for other sports. So let's see if this is HIT or miss.

In every box of 2016 Topps UFC Museum Collection is 1 pack. That one pack has 8 cards and a hobby box will run you roughly $80. Much cheaper than the other sports. Each box features one relic, one on-card autograph and one autographed relic card.

The base cards feature the same design to this years baseball. The only big difference is, the thickness of the base cards. The UFC ones are much thinner but not too thin. If found three of the possible fifty in the set in my box. It would obviously take you a few boxes to fill a set.

As with most products, there are parallels. I found two in my box. One of UFC great Anderson Silva, one of the featured fighters on the box. He is a ruby parallel /25 and the Miocic is a gold numbered to 75.

OTHER BASE PARALLEL CARDS include:

• Copper
• Sapphire (#'d to 50)
• Emerald (#'d 1/1)

The product does have an insert set as well. But, they are tough to pull and rare. Canvas Collection Originals is artwork of top UFC fighters from leading MMA artists and is numbered 1 of 1.

Now onto the hits! Let's start out with the memorabilia hit first.

My first pull is a single-fighter Primary Piece Quad Relic.There are 30 different fighter cards each featuring 4 pieces of fighter-worn or event-used memorabilia..

Base versions are sequentially numbered and there are parallels of: 

• Copper Parallel #'d to 25.
• Gold Parallel #'d to 10.
• Emerald Parallel #'d 1/1.

There is also Single-Fighter Primary Pieces Quad Relics Legends that has 15 different legendary fighter cards each featuring 4 pieces of fighter-worn or event-used memorabilia with the same parallels and Four-Fighter Primary Pieces Quad Relic that has 10 different cards featuring 4 fighters, each with their own piece of fighter-worn or event-used memorabilia.Same parallels as above.

You can also find Prime Relic cards featuring prime pieces of fighter-worn or event used material. 

 Meaningful Material Relic features up to 25 fighters with a 1/1 emerald parallel and

Museum Memorabilia where all of the cards are 1/1 and up to 20 fighters.

I now move onto the autographs. Some are on-card, some are not.

My first one is an Archival Autograph which is on-card for the one I pulled. Some are, some aren't! The checklist is of UFC fighters veteran, retired and newly debuting.This one is numbered to /99. Each base version is sequentially numbered.

 

 

There are also parallels:

• Gold Parallel #'d to 25.
• Ruby Parallel #'d to 10.
• Emerald Parallel #'d 1/1.

There are Dual Autographs as well that featuring up to 5 different fighter combinations. Cards will be signed on-card and #'d to 10.

There is also Museum Collection Framed Autographs.These specially framed cards feature on-card  autographs with Gold Frame #'d to 15, Silver Frame #'d to 5 and Black Frame #'d 1/1.

Up next, is my autographed relic card. The best pull of the box in my opinion.

This is a Single-Fighter Signature Swatches Relic Autograph of Chris Weidman. These feature
 a jumbo piece of fighter-worn memorabilia and an autograph.I like the design on these, I just wished they were on-card like the other auto I pulled.

Parallels to these include, 

• Gold Parallel #'d to 25.
• Emerald Parallel #'d 1/1. 

There are other versions of the autographed relic cards such as Single-Fighter Signature Swatches Dual Relic Autographs that includes2 relic pieces of fighter-worn memorabilia and an autograph with parallels of Gold Parallel #'d to 25.and Emerald Parallel #'d 1/1. There is also Single-Fighter Signature Swatches Triple Relic Autographs: with 3 relic pieces of fighter-worn memorabilia and an autograph and parallels of Gold #'d to 25 and Emerald Parallel #'d 1/1.

Overall, I love the appeal and design of the product and I think it was a great idea to bring this to the UFC stage. Imagine if Topps was to move this to the Star Wars stage.....take note of this Topps!

I think when buying this product you must also keep in mind that it's just as much of a risk as with any product in this price range. Some breaks will provide big booms while others will be okay and others may be a bit shocking. Mine was an okay of a break from my research. 

But, with the price range being around $80 and not close to $200 like with the other sports carrying the Museum Collection name, I say if you like UFC and don't mind a bit of a gamble, I would roll the dice here.

Now onto the giveaway. 

You will find some of the other cards in an upcoming promo beginning soon. Details to come on Sunday!

But, for now, you can enter to win these:

 

Here is how to enter: 

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