When will former WWE star CM Punk make his UFC debut?

Next week -- in Topps' new 2016 UFC Top of the Class MMA trading card set.

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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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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: Big breaks from ITG, WWE and UFC along with debating Joe Namath and custom card autographs.

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When Upper Deck first teased its High Profile Fans cards of celebrities in its forthcoming 2015-16 Upper Deck Contours set, there was one notable hockey fan who got the attention, Chicago Blackhawks fan CM Punk.

Now, with the release of a final checklist, there are a few more.

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The frenetic energy of UFC isn't easily captured on cardboard, but there are many ways you can see the split-second possibilities in the latest Topps set that arrived this week.

You know, like a foot to the face from Joanna Jędrzejczyk -- and that can be seen on card No. 57 in 2016 Topps UFC Knockout.

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She may not be the champ, but she's still in big demand -- and that was enough for Fanatics Authentic.

Ronda Rousey is the latest exclusive athlete for Fanatics, the company announced on Thursday afternoon. She joins a roster that already includes Kris Bryant, Peyton Manning, Stephen Curry and Alexander Ovechkin.

"We’re really excited to partner with Ronda and create a collection of unique UFC memorabilia that caters to her widespread fan base,” said Ross Tannenbaum, President of Fanatics Authentic. "As one of MMA’s most-decorated stars, we couldn’t be more proud to add Ronda to our list of exclusive athletes."

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Super Bowl MVP Von Miller. UFC fighter Paige VanZant. Pittsburgh Steelers receiving machine Antonio Brown. Former CFL/NFL star and Heisman-winner Doug Flutie.

What do they have in common? They'll all be Dancing With The Stars when the show premieres for yet another season on March 21. 

A fourth of the dozen teams competing on the ballroom dancing competition come from the sports world, and, because of trading cards, they just might be the targets of the show's fans who want a collectable of their own.

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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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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: Old box breaks, new MMA cards, 2016 Topps breaks, Johnny Manziel & more.

Contest >> Click here to win a box of 2016 Topps Series 1

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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: Old box breaks, new MMA cards, 2016 Topps breaks, Johnny Manziel & more.

Contest >> Click here to win a box of 2016 Topps Series 1

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It's been more than five years since James "Lights Out" Toney set foot inside the Octagon at UFC 118 in Boston, but a piece of memorabilia from his fight against UFC legend Randy Couture is on the auction block beginning Monday via Goldin Auctions.

The piece? The former boxer's trunks worn what was his only MMA bout -- a first-round submission -- and it's extra Buzz-worthy because, well, look at it.

That's a one-of-a-kind piece of hobby history -- and there's an extra nod to MMA collectors because among Toney's sponsors for the fight was, if you haven't figured it out, Blowout Cards.

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It's a time of change, a time of high-end product exploration and a time of options for many collectors in what we call the sports card industry these days.

Tastes, products and prices continue to evolve as does the business environment that helps bring us our cardboard. For every super-pricey box being made, there are seemingly just as many buyers ready to rip or pick off singles for not-always-so-super prices (but super bargains).

The Buzz has only been around for part of 2015, but Buzz has been here all along as part of the world of collecting. Here are Buzz's picks for 15 cards that helped define 2015.

2015-16 Upper Deck #201 Connor McDavid RC
The impressive prices being paid for what's just a simple piece of cardboard with just gloss and some foil stamping shows that fundamentals never go out of style when there's a big name involved. This time, it's the No. 1 pick Connor McDavid, a Canadian phenom drafted by the Edmonton Oilers. This photo was selected by collectors and it even has a fun sign of 2015 -- the fan showing off a photo on her phone in the background.

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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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For 2015 Topps football and other 2015-16 Topps products that don't get a standalone story here on The Buzz (click on Checklist Zone at right) when a final checklist is released, we'll place a link to a PDF of the set's checklist right here. (Click here if you need 2015 Topps baseball checklists.)

You'll be able to find all of them in PDF form as released by the company and all in one spot. (If traffic statistics show us you guys like this format, we'll expand it in other directions. If not, Buzz will focus on other stuff.)

Keep reading to see the checklists posted so far.

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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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Topps' UFC trading cards have helped usher MMA more into collectors' minds as those who focused on the traditional sports saw the dollar signs attached to the autographs and Relics of notable names inside the Octagon.

But a visit to the UFC Store might do that even better as UFC sells fight-used memorabilia directly to the public on a first-come, first-served format.

The fight-used gloves above, for example? They were worn by Miesha Tate during the UFC on FOX Dillashaw vs. Barao 2 card where she downed Jessica Eye via unanimous decision. They'll cost you $2,999.99 to add them to your stash.

Gloves, shorts, fight-sponsor banners, walkout shirts, walkout caps and other gear are all available.

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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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It's inevitable that the shocking demand for Holly Holm's Topps UFC cards will come down a bit after her knockout of UFC women's powerhouse Ronda Rousey on Saturday night, but Holm's biggest card -- and one of her rarer ones, too -- is still available.

It can be yours for just $25.

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Holly Holm shocked the MMA world on Saturday night by knocking out Ronda Rousey to become the UFC women's bantamweight champion, dethroning the champ who has been a force in the Octagon and on Topps trading cards.

Holm? Well, she's just getting warmed up.

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What happens when a WWE Superstar turned UFC hopeful writes a comic book series featuring a character made famous on the big screen by a former WWE Superstar turned Bond villain?

Clobberin' time, maybe?

With apologies to Ben Grimm (aka The Thing), we're about to find out this week as Drax #1 arrives from Marvel Comics with a story penned by Phil Brooks (aka CM Punk) focusing on Drax The Destroyer from Guardians of the Galaxy. Drax, of course, was played in the 2014 movie by Dave Bautista (aka Batista in WWE) who is Hinx in Spectre, the newest Bond movie, which opens in theaters on Friday.

Get all that? Now it's time to get the details on the books.

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It's no secret that Ronda Rousey is the face of the women's division of UFC -- if not the entire promotion -- but in packs of 2015 Topps UFC Champions we're seeing a new showdown when it comes to autographs.

It's Paige VanZant vs. Rousey for all the marbles -- or at least collectors' dollars -- so far in the first few days of the product's release.

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