The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Floyd Mayweather's big win over Conor Mcgregor, Julian Edelman's season-ending injury, Rhys Hoskins' power surge, Elgin Baylor ink and big NFL pulls.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Mayweather vs. McGregor chatter, Rhys Hoskins, James Harden autographs, big pulls & more.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Supplies vs. wax, NBA pulls, opening that last box, sketch card controversy, Mayweather vs. McGregor & more.

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Leaf Trading Cards has revealed its plans for promo cards, wrapper redemptions and more at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention and it's got two of the biggest names in fighting facing off on its cardboard at the show.

Anyone who opens a box of Leaf cards at the booth will be entered into a daily drawing to win one of five Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor dual autograph cards made for the show.

While that daily drawing will be one for only a few, it's not the only Mayweather-McGregor card to be found in Chicago.

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Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. -- it's one of those what-if fantasy battles from the magazines of old that's coming true.

And with a pair of upcoming card releases there will be a battle on cardboard, too.

While we get to wait for the fight on Aug. 26 -- one that should be a promotional and pop culture spectacle -- we're getting the first autographs for Mayweather soon to go with McGregor's limited and pricey cardboard already on the market.

Keep reading for a tale of the tape so far ...

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What: 2017 Leaf Pop Century trading cards
Arrives: July 26
Box basics: Four hits per box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's annual celebrity release returns with nothing but the hits from some of the biggest names in Hollywood.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2017 Topps UFC Fire MMA cards
Arrives: Tomorrow on Topps.com
Box basics: One autograph per 20-card box

What's buzz-worthy: UFC gets another online-only release that focuses on autographs and showcases artwork form Tyson Beck as part of a colorful and energetic release.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2017 Topps UFC Knockout MMA cards
Arrives: March 29
Box basics: Four autos/auto Relics and four Relics per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: UFC Knockout will once again sport fewer packs per box but still have a heavy reliance on the hits in this latest MMA release -- one that also will weave in some familiar looks we've seen in other sports from Tier One.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: UFC 205, the Barry Bonds debate, retro MLB rips, Goodwin Champions and some shredded cases from Black Friday.

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The second fight between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor continues to have a life of its own.

It's this week's 2016 Topps Crossover pack.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Superfractors from 2016 Topps Chrome, Immaculate breaks, digging into Leaf Pop Century and more.

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Update: Sales stats have been added to the images in the gallery -- McGregor set a new sales record, topping Lesnar's previous mark.

UFC 202 is tonight and that means there are four new 2016 Topps Now UFC cards presently on pre-sale.

On Monday, the four cards will be updated with images from key matches tonight and a final 24-hour window will begin. The rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor should be the most-watched match and the most-bought card and it could set a record for Topps NOW UFC sales.

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The Octagon's cardboard has come to your smart phone.

Topps and UFC announced on Thursday the launch of UFC Knockout 16 as its newest trading card app where fans can purchase and collect cards of their favorite fighters in digital form.

“We’re excited to expand on our relationship with the UFC by introducing engaging and easily accessible digital trading cards to keep up with the demand of UFC fans around the world,” said Jeremy Strauser, Vice President and General Manager of Topps Digital. “We see the enormous impact and global popularity of the UFC, so UFC Knockout 16 is a natural fit for Topps’ apps portfolio.”

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An aspiring UFC fighter appearing on an MMA card for the first time might get some of the attention in packs of 2016 Topps UFC Top of the Class, but there are plenty of other big names to be found in Topps' latest release.

All you have to do is look at a checklist -- or on eBay.

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Beginning this month, Funko has several waves of new Pop! vinyl figures coming for some big franchises in film and TV from the past and the present.

The new Ghostbusters, Aliens, Flash Gordon, Mean Girls, Willy Wonka, DragonBallZ, Through the Looking Glass and Harry Potter are just some of the properties with figures coming between now and August.

Oh, and it's also got the likes of UFC stars Ronda Rousey and Connor McGregor on the way along with the fighters in the political world -- Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders -- scheduled to become toys, too.

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Conor McGregor's retirement tweet on Tuesday sparked a flurry of action on Twitter and on the airwaves and that furor is likely to be reflected on his popular cardboard, too.

Once we know what the deal is.

"I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya's later," he said on Twitter.

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What: 2016 Topps UFC High Impact MMA cards
Arrives: Feb. 24
Box basics: 20 cards and one autograph per box

What's buzz-worthy: Topps brings its UFC brand to collectors in a new -- and compact -- way with this release that's only initially found on Topps.com beginning later this week at a price of $25 a box.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2016 Topps UFC Top of the Class MMA cards
Arrives: May 11, 2016
Box basics: Two autographs or auto Relics plus one Jumbo Relic along with one insert and one insert parallel per box (16 boxes per case).

What's buzz-worthy: Topps takes its UFC brand into hits-based territory with a new line focusing on the best fighters in each weight class. The product doesn't have basic cards -- just hits and inserts/parallels.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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A pair of winners in UFC 194 this weekend should be on collectors' radars a bit more after picking up championships -- but don't think for a second that they'll immediately appeal to the same crowd.

For new UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, it's been a journey that started elsewhere -- Strikeforce.

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What: 2016 Topps UFC Knockout MMA trading cards
Arrives: Spring 2016
Box basics: Two hits per pack with four 10-card packs per box, 12 boxes per case

What's buzz-worthy: The UFC women's division has faced some changes of late with Holly Holm dethroning Ronda Rousey as the champ so changes to the format of UFC Knockout also seem appropriate and seem just as big. This time around, there are two hits in every pack instead of one and there are just four packs in a box instead of 10. There will be at least one autograph per pack.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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