Conor McGregor Cards To Collect

Mystic Mac Top Cards

Date: Jun 13, 2024
Author: Gerard Jones
Topics: 2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines Conor McGregor Rookie Fighter Autograph, Card Culture, Conor McGregor, Dublin, Education, Gerard Jones, Mixed Martial Arts, UFC
Length: 487 Words
Reading Time: ~3 Minutes

Is there a UFC fighter more iconic than Conor McGregor? He’s put more butts in seats than anyone in the roster’s history and brought a feverish international appeal to his must-watch fights. Topps has been putting out his cards since the beginning of his career, so what are the best McGregor cards to collect? Which releases encompass McGregor’s undeniable aura of fight royalty? What are the rarest, coolest, and most interesting cards to slip into a protective case? We’ll put on our “Mystic Mac” caps and take a look backward and forwards to sift through his library and name the five Conor McGregor cards to collect. 

2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines Conor McGregor Rookie Fighter Autograph

Fighter info

• born in Dublin, Ireland
• First fighter in UFC history to hold a championship simultaneously in multiple divisions

set info

• 150 card set
• All featured fighters made their UFC debuts leading up to the set’s release
• McGregor’s first sticker auto

card back

• A tale of the tape featuring Mcgregor’s featherweight stats

2014 Topps UFC Knockout Conor McGregor Auto

Fighter info

• Mcgregor was undefeated in 2014 with two knockouts
• at this point, Mcgregor was 4-0 in the ufc
• brown belt in jiu-jitsu

set info

•100 card set
• The set exclusively features the top 100 MMA fighters
• First on-card auto

card back

• a confirmation of an authentic knockout autograph card

2024 Topps Midnight Green Conor McGregor  

Fighter info

• 14 first-round finishes
• most consecutive performance of the night awards in UFC history (5)
• Played the antagonist in the Road house movie in 2024

set info

• 100 card set that was released all at once

• Printed on high-end chrome stock with multiple themes and signatures per box

card back

• Stylized midnight background with
• biggest pay-per-view draw in UFC history

2024 Topps Chrome UFC Hidden Gems Conor McGregor Insert

Fighter info

•most consecutive post-fight bonuses in UFC history (8)
• MMA Fighter of the year in 2013, 2014, and 2015

• Ranked as world’s highest-paid athlete in 2021

set info

• base set has 200 cards
• Hidden Gems inserts feature only the best of the best – Jon Jones, Sean O’Malley, Georges St-Pierre, and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
• only 50 of each hidden gem card created

card back

• DETAILS ON MCGREGOR’S 40-SECOND TKO OF DONALD CERRONE FOR HIS 7TH POST-FIGHT BONUS AND DETAILS ON HIS VICTORY OVER EDDIE ALVAREZ FOR HIS SIXTH BONUS AND WINNER OF SECOND TITLE SIMULTANEOUSLY

2017 Topps Chrome UFC Conor McGregor #/10 Black Refractor Auto

Fighter info

• First Irish champion in UFC history
• Fastest knockout in UFC title fight history
• Boxed hall of Fame-level boxer Floyd Mayweather in his first pro boxing bout

set info

•Mixture of retired, present, and rookie UFC stars
• First UFC chrome set
• 100 total fighters featured

card back

• A recap of Mcgregor’s wild 2016, including his first ufc loss against nate diaz, his win in their rematch, and his historic victory against Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title


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