Does anyone collect MMA cards?

llafoe · January 4, 2013 7:39AM

What are the best MMA cards on the market?

eagles33 · January 4, 2013 7:55AM

I picked up these for UFC/MMA "rookies". Sorry the scans are all over the place. They were from the sellers. So far only got the Liddell graded. Working on the other ones. I think the first USA MMA or UFC set is in 2009. These are oddball ones I dug up

Chuck Liddell 2003 Sherdog

Bruce lee 1974 Yamakatsu

Chuck Norris 1974 Yamakatsu series 2

Ken shamrock 1995 BBM

Randy Couture 1998 Heroes of Wrestling

wrestlingcardking · January 4, 2013 8:16AM

I have some and can post later...of course the newer stuff is out there with Round One but I like to find oddball and some of the cards that were made out of Japan.

eagles33 · January 4, 2013 8:31AM

I'm looking for a Royce Gracie rookie. The earliest card I could find was 2006 Pride card. If anyone knows of an earlier one either from Japan or brazil maybe let me know

wrestlingcardking · January 4, 2013 9:28AM

That Royce Gracie is the first one that I have ever seen........the 2006 Pride card. That is a great little set.

verb1 · January 4, 2013 9:30AM

I wouldn't say I collect them, but I've been an avid fan of martial arts forever, and of the UFC since UFC 1. I have a few cards - an auto Liddell card, an auto Cain card, etc. I want the '72 Bruce Lee card and some of those Pride cards, but I've never seen them around. Also been looking for an Anderson Silva Round 1 slabbed, but only a few pop up on eBay, and those are always way overpriced.

Where do you guys find Yamakatsu cards, Pride cards, etc.?

eagles33 · January 4, 2013 11:43AM

I've gotten them on eBay. They aren't very common but pop up a few times a year. I haven't been able to figure out how to search or use any Japanese sites. The Pride cards are more common and usually on eBay.

SumoMenkoMan · January 4, 2013 12:08PM

The 1974 Yamakatsu Bruce Lee - Enter the Dragon and 1974 Yamakatsu Bruce Lee - Way of the Dragon cards are typically found on Japanese auction sites. Series 1(Cards #1-#48) are from the movie Enter the Dragon. Series 2(CardS #49-96) are from the movie Way of the Dragon. Series 1 are easier to find than Series 2 and about 1/4 of the price. Almost all the cards in Series 2 are from the famous fight scene between Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee at the end of the movie. Series 1 cards show Bruce Lee during different scenes from the movie. All are pretty cool cards. The most popular of the images in the set are Cards #69 and #71 of Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris up close.

I have some Series 1 doubles if interested. Some are in better condition than others.

Big80s · January 4, 2013 12:14PM

I love that Couture card, Chad! You may have the most diverse card collection of great athletes, that I know of.

wrestlingcardking · January 5, 2013 12:47AM

Here is a TTM auto I got of the legend Kazushi Sakuraba

eagles33 · January 8, 2013 1:24AM

Got the Gracie card. I was holding out for an earlier one but couldn't seem to find one

2006 Pride Royce Gracie

wrestlingcardking · January 8, 2013 2:01AM

He is a very good signer in the mail, at least he used to be.

eagles33 · January 28, 2013 2:21AM

Just got an email from bgs confirming that they will grade the 1998 heroes of wrestling. I don't really collect if the new UFC cards but the 98 set was pretty hard to find. Can't wait to get it slabbed

wrestlingcardking · January 28, 2013 2:29AM

There is a Dan Henderson in the set and Alexander Karelin who is an absolute beast and one of the most famous amateur wrestlers ever.

Cakes · January 28, 2013 7:17AM

<< <i>There is a Dan Henderson in the set and Alexander Karelin who is an absolute beast and one of the most famous amateur wrestlers ever. >>

Boy you are not kidding Karelin was legendary, it has been rumored he weighed 15lbs at birth.

wrestlingcardking · January 28, 2013 8:27AM

Here is a closeup of the Karelin card

eagles33 · May 17, 2013 6:39AM

My randy couture card just popped. I don't collect signed cards but this was the only one I could find so got it.. Ill post a scan of it when I get it back

Set Name : 1998 Culture House Heroes of Wrestling
Player Name : Randy Couture
Date Graded : Friday, May 17, 2013
Centering Grade : 9.5
Corner Grade : 8.5
Edges Grade : 9.5
Surfaces Grade : 8.5
Autograph Grade : 8.0
Final Grade : 8.5

wrestlingcardking · May 17, 2013 6:42AM

Very cool! Awesome card!

SumoMenkoMan · May 17, 2013 7:02AM

If anyone is interested in any MMA cards from Japan of any fighter, let me know. I import quite a few cards every few months from Japan and can keep a lookout for you on the auction sites.

eagles33 · May 30, 2013 12:28PM

Here is couture rookie.

wrestlingcardking · May 30, 2013 12:57PM

Could be a decent chance that it was once mine.....

hjr · January 31, 2023 12:20PM

Anyone know other than > @SumoMenkoMan said:

If anyone is interested in any MMA cards from Japan of any fighter, let me know. I import quite a few cards every few months from Japan and can keep a lookout for you on the auction sites.

Do you still import MMA cards from Japan?

Cakes · January 31, 2023 1:05PM

@hjr said:
Anyone know other than > @SumoMenkoMan said:

If anyone is interested in any MMA cards from Japan of any fighter, let me know. I import quite a few cards every few months from Japan and can keep a lookout for you on the auction sites.

Do you still import MMA cards from Japan?

That thread is over 10 years old. You might want to send him a PM, I don't see Sumo post as often nowadays.

azvike · January 31, 2023 1:32PM

my only one...fellow former Cleveland State University student athlete and former (soon to be current) UFC World Heavyweight Champion! His Auto RC #'d /99 and a 1 of 1 in PSA 10!

hjr · January 31, 2023 9:09PM

@Cakes said:

@hjr said:
Anyone know other than > @SumoMenkoMan said:

If anyone is interested in any MMA cards from Japan of any fighter, let me know. I import quite a few cards every few months from Japan and can keep a lookout for you on the auction sites.

Do you still import MMA cards from Japan?

That thread is over 10 years old. You might want to send him a PM, I don't see Sumo post as often nowadays.

Thank you!

Crashingwaves · February 1, 2023 7:34AM

I collect mma cards... and have several from Japan. Wrestlingcardking is very knowledgeable as well.

hjr · February 1, 2023 12:59PM

@Crashingwaves said:
I collect mma cards... and have several from Japan. Wrestlingcardking is very knowledgeable as well.

That's awesome I have a few BBM cards. Do you have any of the Vale TUdo cards that came in the Japanese Magazines?

Crashingwaves · February 2, 2023 7:41AM

@hjr said:

@Crashingwaves said:
I collect mma cards... and have several from Japan. Wrestlingcardking is very knowledgeable as well.

That's awesome I have a few BBM cards. Do you have any of the Vale TUdo cards that came in the Japanese Magazines?

Some but not all...

hjr · February 2, 2023 12:21PM

@Crashingwaves said:

@hjr said:

@Crashingwaves said:
I collect mma cards... and have several from Japan. Wrestlingcardking is very knowledgeable as well.

That's awesome I have a few BBM cards. Do you have any of the Vale TUdo cards that came in the Japanese Magazines?

Some but not all...

That's awesome, you
happen to know what magazine issues it was from?

Crashingwaves · February 3, 2023 7:46AM

@hjr said:

@Crashingwaves said:

@hjr said:

@Crashingwaves said:
I collect mma cards... and have several from Japan. Wrestlingcardking is very knowledgeable as well.

That's awesome I have a few BBM cards. Do you have any of the Vale TUdo cards that came in the Japanese Magazines?

Some but not all...

That's awesome, you
happen to know what magazine issues it was from?

Bought them loose... and been trying to find the magazines (its more than 1 copy) for over a decade

Does anyone collect MMA cards?

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