2011 Topps Finest UFC

Ryan Cracknell

May 22, 2011

UFC gets the Finest treatment with Topps' latest MMA set. Bringing together such brand hallmarks as Refractor rainbows, autographs and mini boxes, Finest packs a shiny punch. Each six-pack mini-box promises at least one autograph and relic card. Every pack of this hobby-exclusive also has a numbered Refractor in one of several variations. Topps has announced that 75% of the autographs in this release will feature on-card signatures.

Release Date: August 31, 2011
Box Configuration: 12 packs (two six-pack mini-boxes per master box)
Box Price: $100-125
Product Type: Mid- to High-End MMA
Geared Toward: MMA Fans, UFC Fans, Autograph Collectors, Rainbow Chasers, Refractor Collectors, Hit-Seekers

Box Break:

Two autograph card.
Two fighter relic cards.
Two autographed relic and/or jumbo relic cards.
Four insert cards.
12 numbered parallel cards.

Product Highlights:

Base set: 100 cards.
Finest Fighters Autographs: 35 fighters sign on-card autographs for the first time. Parallels: Refractors (serial numbered), X-Fractor (/88), Gold (/25), Octa-Fractor (/8), Red (/1), Printing Plates.
Finest Moment Autographs: 15 autograph cards highlighting specific fighter achievements. Parellels: Octa-Fractor (/8), Red Refractors (/1), Printing Plates.
Iron Sharpens Iron: Dual autographs featuring fighters and the training partners (/25).
Hatfields and the McCoys: Ten dual autographs highlighting notable UFC grudge matches (/25).
Finest Flag-Bearers Autograph Patch Cards: Ten fighters are each given four signed manufactured patch versions honoring their home country. The first three versions contain a signed letter patch that spells out the abbreviation of their homeland, like USA or CAN. The fourth version has the combatant's autograph on a manufactured flag patch. Each of the four versions is numbered out of 25.
Finest Flag-Bearers Autograph Books: These one-of-one cards bring together each of the four individual Flag-Bearer patch cards into a single book.
Finest Fight Mat Jumbo Relic Cards: Thirty cards, each with a jumbo Octagon mat piece. Parallels: Octa-Fractors (/8), Red Refractors, Printing Plates.
Finest Fight Mat Jumbo Autographed Relic Cards: Twenty UFC fighters sign directly on jumbo-sized Octagon mat canvases (/25).
Finest Threads Relics: 30 cards with fighter-worn relics pieces such as shorts and shirts. Parallels: X-Fractor (/188), Gold Refractors (/88), Octa-Fractors (/8), Red Refractors (/1), Printing Plates.
Jumbo Finest Threads Relic Cards: Fighter-worn relics with large swatches. Parallels: Octa-Fractors (/8), Red Refractors, Printing Plates.
Finest Threads Jumbo Autographed Relic Cards: Combatants sign on over-sized relics (/25).
Refractors: All are serial-numbered. Inserted one per pack alongside the following variations: X-Fractors (serial numbered), Gold (/88), Octa-Fractors (/8), Red (/1), Printing Plates.
Finest Moments: 25 cards, inserted one per mini-box (two per master box). Refractors (serial numbered), X-Fractors (/88), Gold (/25), Octa-Fractors (/8), Red (/1), Printing Plates.
Finest Atomic Refractors: UFC fighters get the spotlight on die-cut Refractors. Parallel: Octa-fractors (/8).