{"id":106638,"date":"2025-06-09T04:11:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T08:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/?p=106638"},"modified":"2025-06-09T04:11:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T08:11:32","slug":"the-greatest-ufc-middleweights-and-their-cards-to-collect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/the-greatest-ufc-middleweights-and-their-cards-to-collect\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest UFC Middleweights and their Cards to Collect"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From Dan Henderson<\/a> to Anderson Silva<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Date:<\/span> Jun 9, 2025<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthor:<\/span> Gerard Jones\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The history of the UFC<\/a>\u2019s middleweight division is far more storied than people realize. It was the second weight division in the UFC\u2019s history, encompassing everyone at 199 pounds or under. Then, when the Unified Rules were established in 2000, it became the 185-pound belt, and it has since been wrapped around the waists of some of the greatest martial artists in history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From legends like Evan Tanner and Rich Franklin<\/a>, to Anderson Silva<\/a> and the champions he inspired like Israel Adesanya<\/a>, the division has had a murderer\u2019s row of brilliant fighters.  Thankfully, Topps has been there, printing iconic cards of these historic fighters as they made UFC history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the very first Topps UFC set to the latest Topps Chrome\u00ae UFC, middleweights have set the standard for excellence inside the Octagon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Best UFC Middleweights in History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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UFC 204 Topps NOW\u00ae Michael Bisping<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 UFC Hall of Fame (Modern Wing) Class of 2019
\u2022 First British champion in UFC history<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 Bisping’s first middleweight title defense was enshrined in a rare Topps Now release with a print run of just 91 cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 \u201cIt\u2019s hard to have the level of talent needed to compete in UFC for any amount of time, but Michael Bisping was able to have an 11-year career where he became a world champion and won The Ultimate Fighter. Not many people can say that.\u201d – Dana White<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024 Topps Midnight UFC <\/a>#4 Robert Whittaker<\/a> Daybreak \/5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 Former UFC middleweight champion
\u2022 First Australian to win a UFC championship<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 100-card Base set
\u2022 Seven numbered parallels from \/125 to 1\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What They Said<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 \u201cRobert Whittaker is as true and pure of a fighter as I’ve ever seen.\u201d – Chael Sonnen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024 Topps Chrome\u00ae UFC Marks of Champions Auto #MOC-IAD Israel Adesanya Refractor \/150<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Fighter Info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 First two-time UFC middleweight champion
\u2022 9 knockdowns in UFC title fights<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 Marks of Champions Auto set features 12 champions from past and present
\u2022 six numbered parallels from \/150 to 1\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 \u201cYou’re never as good as they say you are, you’re never as bad as they say you are. That’s a quote I live by.\u201d – Israel Adesanya<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2009 Topps UFC Round 2 TUF Season 9 #TUFDH Dan Henderson Auto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Fighter Info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 UFC 17 middleweight tournament champion
\u2022 Simultaneous Pride middleweight and welterweight champion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 150-card set
\u2022 TUF Season 9 autos set features 18 fighters including coaches Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What They Said<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 “I think Dan Henderson versus ‘Shogun’ was the best fight I have ever seen in my life.\u201d – UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2009 Topps UFC Round 1 Anderson Silva RC Silver \/288<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Fighter Info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Holds the record for the most successful title defenses in UFC Middleweight division history with 10
\u2022 9 finishes in UFC title fights<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 The very first Topps UFC card set
\u2022 This was Silva\u2019s first Topps UFC appearance, with his first solo card coming in Topps UFC Round 2, but collectors consider this his Rookie Card<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What They Said<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 \u201cI give my heart for this sport. I give my leg for this sport. I give my time for my family for this sport.\u201d – Anderson Silva<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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