{"id":108605,"date":"2025-06-30T05:01:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/?p=108605"},"modified":"2025-06-30T05:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:01:54","slug":"the-greatest-ufc-lightweights-and-their-cards-to-collect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/the-greatest-ufc-lightweights-and-their-cards-to-collect\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest UFC Lightweights and their Cards to Collect"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Collecting the Top Lightweights Ever<\/h2>\n\n\n
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It\u2019s long been described as the deepest weight class in MMA, and many have called it \u201cthe most exciting division in the UFC<\/a>.\u201d When it comes to the UFC lightweight division, these claims are hard to deny. Few weight classes have produced as much star power as 155-pounders, from the early days of Jens Pulver<\/a> and B.J. Penn to Frankie Edgar<\/a>\u2019s wild battles for the belt and the dominance of Khabib Nurmagomedov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the weight class is just as deep, and just as exciting. A historic blend of stars young and old, from Dustin Poirier<\/a> and Justin Gaethje<\/a> to Islam Makhachev<\/a> and Paddy Pimblett<\/a>, are playing out their legendary stories inside the Octagon, and Topps has been there for it all. These fighters have carved their names in the annals of combat sports history and been immortalized in iconic sets like Topps Chrome\u00ae UFC<\/a>, rare Topps NOW\u00ae drops, and the old-school cool of Topps UFC Bloodlines.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Top UFC Lightweights in History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #139 Conor McGregor<\/a> RC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 First simultaneous multi-divisional champion in UFC history (Featherweight, Lightweight)
\u2022 22-6-0 career record<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Set info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 150-card base set<\/a>
\u2022 2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines features a slew of iconic fighter rookie cards such as Max Holloway<\/a>, Cub Swanson, and Amanda Nunes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u2022 \u201cHe’s always going to have my support and he’ll always get my pay-per-view buy.” – Jon Jones<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2011 Topps Finest UFC Atomic Refractor Octafractor #FAR-18 B.J. Penn \/88<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Fighter info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2015 (Modern Wing)
\u2022 8 Title bouts is most in UFC Lightweight division history<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Set info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 100-card base set with numerous inserts
\u2022 Atomic Refractors Octafractors features 25 of the UFC\u2019s biggest stars in 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u2022 \u201cthe B.J. Penn that was in that peak when he was training with Marinovich, I would put him against anybody.” – Joe Rogan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024 Topps Chrome\u00ae UFC Fired Up #FDP-21 Dustin Poirier Red \/5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Fighter info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 One-time interim UFC Lightweight Champion
\u2022 Tied with Edson Barboza<\/a> for the most Fight of the Night bonuses in UFC history: 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Set info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Fired Up insert features 25 modern-day UFC stars with four parallels numbered \/50 to 1\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u2022\u2022 \u201cThis is the s*** that makes you a f****** legend. These are legendary fights.\u201d – Dana White on Poirier\u2019s UFC 299 KO win over Benoit Saint-Denis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024 UFC Topps NOW #32 Charles Oliveira<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Fighter info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 16 submission wins is most in UFC history
\u2022 Holds the record for the most Total Fight Night Bonuseswith 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 2024 Topps NOW UFC printed 83 total cards
\u2022 Card #32 had a print run of only 546 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u2022 \u201cThe talkers will talk; I believe in showing people what I can do.\u201d – Charles Oliveira<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #42 Khabib Nurmagomedov Country Flag \/188<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Fighter info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2022 (Modern Wing)
\u2022 Holds the record for the most takedowns in a single UFC fight (21 takedowns on 28 attempts in 3 rounds)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Set info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 150-Card Base Set with numerous inserts
\u2022 Eight parallels including the Country Flag parallel <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u2022 \u201cEven in dominance, he never messed up. He got to 29-0. There\u2019s no one like him.\u201d – Daniel Cormier<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More Topps UFC Cards to Collect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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