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Catalogue No. 611 · Card record

Michael Bisping /
Josh Haynes

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 · card #42

Rookie cardKey card
  • FighterMichael Bisping with Josh Haynes
  • Year2009
  • ManufacturerTopps
  • Set2009 Topps UFC Round 1
  • Card number#42
  • TypeBase card · multi-fighter
  • AutographNo
  • Serial numberedNo
  • Rookie statusSold as a rookie card by eBay sellers and graders for both base and parallels; SportsCardsPro's structured rookie field reads 'No'. No RC-flag database (TCDB, Beckett) was reachable this research.
  • Print runUnknown — not estimated
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01

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.

02

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
Often confused with
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.
03

Disputed

Sources disagree

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 was not separately confirmed for #42 this research.

04

Parallels

Base
—
This card
Silver
/288
High confidence
Gold
—
Probable
Red
/1
Uncertain
05

Population & market

Population. Population figures will be taken directly from the grading companies and dated when they are. None are shown yet.

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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

06

Available copies

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07

More Michael Bisping

2009Topps UFC Round 1 Autographs #AMBAuto
2009Topps UFC Round 1 Victorious Debuts #VD11
2009Topps UFC Round 2 #43
2010Topps UFC (Series 4) #15
2010Topps UFC Autographs #FA-MBAuto
2011Topps UFC Moment of Truth #131
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High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #42 — Michael Bisping / Josh Haynes.

Uncertain

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 was not separately confirmed for #42 this research.