Official SCF Review: 2009 Topps UFC Round 2

**Enigma** · 10-08-2009, 06:24 AM

First and foremost, I'd like to thank our sponsors at Topps for providing with this box.

16 packs per box
8 cards per pack
Current Retail Price: 149.99 - 169.99 (Original presell prices were almost $100 less)

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

BASE CARDS - 150

UFC FIGHTERS
100 stars captured in actual Octagon competition!
UFC DEBUTS
40 new UFC standouts on their first card!
PERSONALITIES
10 noteworthy Octagon Girls, cut men, referees and more!

PARALLEL CARDS - 1 PER PACK!
All 150 base card subjects are paralleled:
- Diamond: ONE OF ONE!
- Ruby: #'d to 8
- Onyx: #'d to 188
- Gold: #'d TBD

AUTOGRAPHED CARDS - 2 PER BOX!

THE ULTIMATE FOTO
16 contestants and the Ultimate Fighter #9 Series sign their names directly on each card!
DUAL AUTOGRAPHED FIGHT MAT
10 subjects in all - #'d to 25. Hobby Exclusive!
AUTOGRAPHED ULTIMATE GEAR
20 contenders with an autograph and fighter-used glove, shirt or shorts relic - #'d to 25. Hobby Exclusive!

RELIC CARDS - 2 PER BOX!

FIGHT MAT
32 fighters from the base set with an actual fight-used piece of the mat from a recent battle..
All 32 subjects are paralleled:
- Diamond: ONE OF ONE!
- Ruby: #'d to 8
- Onyx: #'d to 88
- Gold: #'d TBD

ULTIMATE GEAR
20 UFC pros will appear on cards with fighter-worn relic pieces such as gloves, shorts or shirts - #'d to 199!

INSERT CARDS - 16 PER BOX!
All insert cards are printed on foilboard:

PHOTO FINISH
25 match ending knockouts or submissions take center stage!

OCTAGON OF HONOR
10 UFC Legends are displayed on these cards

GREATS OF THE GAME
These 15 cards highlight fighters from the UFC 2009: Undisputed video game

BLOODLINES
Spotlights the national heritage of 25 fighters

All insert cards are available in the following parallel versions:
- Diamond: ONE OF ONE!
- Ruby: #'d to 8
- Onyx: #'d to 88

CONTINUITY PROGRAM

FIGHT POSTER REVIEW
2009 Topps UFC kicks off a continuity program that will commemorate 100 actual UFC posters. The first 25 will be inserted here

WHAT WE PULLED

First Half:

Second Half:

Base (92/150) - 61.3%
Dupes - 0

Gold Parallel (12)
Onyx Parallel /188 (1) - Jonathan Goulet
Ruby Parallel /8 (1) - Jason MacDonald

Bloodlines (4) - Michael Bisping, Randy Couture, Efrain Escudero, Yushin Okami
Bloodlines Onyx /88 (1) - Yushin Okami
Fight Posters (4) - TUF 4, UFC 79, UFC 80, UFC 93
Greats Of The Game (2) - Wanderlai Silva, Frank Mir
Octagon Of Honor (2) - Randy Couture, Evan Tanner
Photo Finish (4) - James Irvin, Brandon Vera, Thiago Alves, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Rich Franklin Fight Mat Relic 2-color
Chris Lytle Fight Mat Relic Onyx 1-color /88
Arianny Celeste Autograph
Shane Carwin Autograph
Ultimate Foto Roy Nelson Gold Autograph /250

FINAL RATINGS
Base Set - 4.5
Overall Design - 5
Fun - 4.5
Value - 2
Rebuy - 2
Total - 18/25 (72%)

Topps and UFC come together to pack a mighty wallop with Round 2. Coming off the heels of an extremely popular release of Round 1, the follow-up is just as good if not better. The base cards are action packed as the subjects are captured in the octagon during a fight. With bright, vivid colors, these cards are eye-catching. The parallels (which fall 1 per pack unless a relic is in the pack) are on a thick cardstock to set them apart from the base set.

Numerous inserts proliferate this release. Bloodlines focus on where the fighter are from/reside. The Fight Posters series is the first of a four part series to showcase 100 various actual fight posters from UFC events. Greats Of The Game feature fighters that can be found in the Undisputed Video Game with a breakdown of their stats on the back. Ten various legends are spotlighted in Octagon Of Honor. And finally, some of the best match ending hits or submissions are captured in Photo Finish.

There are various relic and autograph set throughout Round 2. There are cards devoted to fighter-worn items as well as actual fight mats from UFC events. Ultimate Foto is an autograph set that features many personalities in the UFC, including fighters in the current season of The Ultimate Fighter.

Topps UFC Round 2 is quite spectacular. Do not let my rating fool you. The value and rebuy ratings are based on the current price. For those lucky enough to grab boxes or cases at presell, this is quite extraordinary. If those prices were the same now, I would have been able to rate this at a 96% overall. Getting at least 4 autographs or relics in addition to the inserts and parallels make this a must have for any MMA fan. However, the current price is quite formidable and it changes the value of what you get.

Once again, I'd like to thank our wonderful sponsors at Topps for giving us the opportunity to open and review this release. For more information on all their products, be sure to check them out at www.topps.com.

**hagansp** · 10-08-2009, 01:23 PM

Broke the hits average gotta like that, nice looking product if someone were into MMA.

Thanks Topps

**TheDoleUSMC** · 10-08-2009, 01:50 PM

those are some AWESOME pulls! Are these for trade/sale... contest???

**Vegas** · 10-08-2009, 02:30 PM

Seems like quite a few people are getting 3 autos per box, which is nice to see. I really like that each box contains 2 autos and 2 relics, but it looks like a lot of the boxes have 3 autos in them. Lots of cool inserts in Round 2, props to Topps for putting out such a nice looking product!

**mikesilvia** · 10-08-2009, 03:09 PM

I don't think I'm alone when I say that a ring girl auto should be a throw in.

Carwin is fighting Lesner soon so that card will be nice for a prize!

Overall, I do like the design and like the consistency from Round 1!