Buzz Break: 2018 Topps UFC Knockout trading cards

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The box: 2018 Topps UFC Knockout
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 4
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 22 of 100 (22 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards (excluding rookies) – Cub Swanson, Paige VanZant, Arianny Celeste, Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, Rose Namajunas, Jose Aldo, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Jimmie Rivera, Julianna Pena, Wilson Reis, Ovince Saint Preux, Gokhan Saki, Volkan Oezdemir, Santiago Ponzinibbio, Jorge Masvidal, Ilir Latifi, Cynthia Calvillo

Rookie Cards (4) – Josh Emmett, Zabit Magomedsharipov, Justin Gaethje, Brian Ortega

Insert cards: 10 (all inserts/hits in gallery below with some base)
Red parallel (1) – Chas Skelly (/8)
Blue parallel (3) – Derek Brunson, Marlon Moraes, Gokhan Saki (/99)
Green parallel (5) – Ovince Saint Preux, Misha Cirkunov, Yair Rodriguez, Raphael Assuncao, Brian Ortega (/199)
Notable Knockouts (1) – Garbrandt vs. Dillashaw

Autographs/Memorabilia: 8 
Knockout Relic (1) – Cris Justano (/99)
Purple Knockout Relic (1) – Frankie Edgar (/25)
Tier One Relic (1) – Cody Garbrandt (/99)
Blue Tier One Relic (1) – Frankie Edgar (/50)
Knockout Autographs (1) – Amanda Nunes (/199)
Tier One Autographs (1) – Stipe Miocic (/30)
Knockout Autographed Relics (1) – Randa Markos (/199)
Blue Knockout Autographed Relics (1) – Joanne Calderwood (/35)

What's Buzz-worthy: This hit-driven product once again delivers an autograph and a memorabilia card in every pack along with a few parallels and a small sampling of base cards. This one delivered pretty well with the autograph variety and parallels with the Red one in 20 packs, the Blue auto Relic one in 20 packs, the Purple Relic one in 19, the Notable Knockouts insert one in 16 and the Tier One auto one in 16. Atop that, the Nunes auto here isn't rare but she's a solid name that newbies might know more than others. That's a strong A-grade box considering we're looking at just four packs per box here -- it could easily be an A-plus, but I'll leave that one to the boxes with even bigger hits here. (That's definitely possible.) Like I said last year, this product has a mix of a few different feels and sets that makes this feel like a UFC product with more to it even though the base cards and colored parallels are a bit simple. If you haven't done a lot of MMA cards before, ripping into a box of this one delivers pretty well for the price with eight hits and just as many parallels. I like the mix here, though I don't do a ton of UFC cardboard, and it feels like a fun rip with potential if your rarities line up with the notable names -- and if not you still get a ton of stuff.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: A

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