Why this card matters
Bisping's first card of any kind, in Topps' first UFC-licensed product. Like the rest of the Round 1 base run it is a 'UFC Debut' card, so it commemorates the TUF 3 Finale on 24 June 2006 where he stopped Josh Haynes to win the light heavyweight tournament — the fight that started the whole career. It is the card most of the market treats as his rookie, though it shares the front with Haynes.
Identification
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- Card #42 in a 302-item Round 1 checklist as SportsCardsPro counts it (base plus parallels)
- Horizontal 'UFC Debut' layout naming both Bisping and Haynes
- Base card is unnumbered; the Silver parallel is stamped /288 on the front
- The Gold parallel is thicker stock and carries no serial stamp
| The Gold parallel is serial-numbered to 432. | It is unnumbered; 432 is a widely repeated estimate, and only the Silver is stamped (/288). |
| This is a Josh Haynes card, not a Bisping card. | Round 1's base run pairs a fighter with his UFC-debut opponent; the card is catalogued under both names and collected as Bisping's rookie. |
Disputed
The Gold parallel's print run is not printed on the card. A seller of a graded Gold copy states the Golds are 'widely accepted to be limited to just 432 ever made' while conceding they are not individually numbered, unlike the Silver /288. Treat 432 as hobby lore, not a confirmed print run. A Red 1/1 tier is recorded for other Round 1 subjects but is not separately confirmed for #42.
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SportsCardsPro — Josh Haynes, Michael Bisping #42 | 2009 Topps UFC Round 1
eBay — Michael Bisping Josh Haynes 2009 Topps UFC #42 Gold 432 Made Rookie Card PGI 10
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2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #42 — Michael Bisping / Josh Haynes.
- SportsCardsProJosh Haynes, Michael Bisping #42 | 2009 Topps UFC Round 1, accessed September 22, 2026
- eBayMichael Bisping Josh Haynes 2009 Topps UFC #42 Gold 432 Made Rookie Card PGI 10, accessed September 22, 2026
- eBayPGI 9 Michael Bisping - Josh Haynes 2009 Topps UFC #42 Round 1 Rookie Card, accessed September 22, 2026
The Gold parallel's print run is not printed on the card. The seller of the graded Gold copy states the Golds are 'widely accepted to be limited to just 432 ever made' but concedes they are not individually numbered, unlike the Silver /288. Treat 432 as hobby lore, not a confirmed print run. A Red 1/1 tier is recorded for other Round 1 subjects but is not separately confirmed for #42.
- SportsCardsProJosh Haynes, Michael Bisping #42 | 2009 Topps UFC Round 1, accessed September 22, 2026
- eBayMichael Bisping Josh Haynes 2009 Topps UFC #42 Gold 432 Made Rookie Card PGI 10, accessed September 22, 2026
- eBayPGI 9 Michael Bisping - Josh Haynes 2009 Topps UFC #42 Round 1 Rookie Card, accessed September 22, 2026