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Israel Adesanya Cards To Collect

Top Adesanya Cards to Collect

Date: Aug 15, 2024
Author: Gerard Jones
Topics: Cards and Culture, Gerard Jones, How To Collect, Israel Adesanya, UFC, UFC 305
Length: 457 Words
Reading Time: ~3 Minutes

One of the most active fighters in recent UFC history, Israel Adesanya, has taken the longest layoff of his career after dropping his middleweight title to Sean Strickland in September 2023. With his return scheduled for a fight against current middleweight champ Dricus du Plessis at UFC 305 on August 17, now is the perfect time to look back on his historic career inside the Octagon and see some Izzy cards you need to collect.

2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #42 Israel Adesanya Rookie Card

Fighter info

• Six-time performance of the night winner
• one-time interim middleweight champion

set info

• 50 card set
• shares classic look with the 2018 baseball museum collection set
• Features four parallel colors and auto relics

card back

• A recap of Izzy’s stunning debut year in which he racked up wins over Rob Wilkinson, Marvin Vettori, and Brad Tavares at the time of printing.

2019 Topps Chrome UFC Diamond Sparkle Hot Box Refractor #57 Israel Adesanya  

Fighter info

• Most knockdowns in a ufc title fight (4)
• First two-time middleweight champ in ufc history

set info

• 100 card set
• Incorporates UFC fire set and the UFC knockout set, which were previously standalone
• 1984 RETRO DESIGN, OCTAGON OF HONOR, AND FUTURE STARS MAKE THIS ONE OF THE MOST COMPLETE SETS IN TOPPS UFC HISTORY

card back

• A look back on Izzy’s 2018 that won him rookie of the year, and a recap of his win over Anderson silva that earned him a middleweight title shot

2020 Topps UFC Knockout Mat Relic Auto #AJR-IA Israel Adesanya /25

Fighter info

• second-most knockdowns in ufc middleweight title fight history (9)
• second-most wins in ufc middleweight title fight history (6)

set info

• 100 card set
• features ufc inception autos
• silver inked autos aka ink are limited to 25 copies

card back

• congratulations and certification of authenticity from topps

2024 Topps Chrome UFC Allen And Ginter #AAG-7 ISRAEL ADESANYA

Fighter info

• second most post-fight bonuses in middleweight history (8)
• Second longest winning streak in UFC Middleweight division history (12)

set info

• 100 card set
• shares classic look with the 2018 baseball museum collection set
• Features four parallel colors and auto relics

card back

• A look back on izzy’s 2019 fight of the year against kelvin gastelum for the interim middleweight belt

2024 Topps UFC Midnight Dusk Parallel #67 Israel Adesanya /125

Fighter info

• Tied Anderson Silva for most knockdowns in UFC Middleweight division history (13)
• UFC Honors 2023 Knockout of the Year

set info

• 100 card set
• Chromium tech showcases brilliant new designs
• autos from across the history of the ufc featuring anderson silva and chuck liddell to today’s stars

card back

• izzy’s tale of the tape and a write-up claiming him as one of the greatest fighters currently in the ufc, and listing his championship accomplishments


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