Why this card matters
The earliest licensed Kimbo Slice card located anywhere, and his first certified autograph. Topps signed the whole 16-man Ultimate Fighter 10 heavyweight cast for Round 2 — Kimbo, Roy Nelson, Matt Mitrione, Brendan Schaub, Marcus Jones and the rest — which means Kimbo's card history begins with a signature rather than a base card. He died in June 2016, so the pool of genuine Kimbo autographs is fixed and this is the first of them.
Identification
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- Card number carries the TUF- prefix; Kimbo is TUF-KS
- Part of a 16-card subset matching the TUF 10 heavyweight cast (TUF-AW Abe Wagner through TUF-ZJ Zak Jensen)
- Round 2 base set runs 1-150; this subset's lettered numbering is separate from it
- Sits alongside a separate TUF Season 9 Autographs subset in the same product — check the prefix letters against the cast, not just the 'TUF' prefix
- Topps' September 2009 announcement of the TUF 10 signing programme describes on-card signing; no source reached states whether this card's signature is on-card or on a sticker, so the archive does not assert either
- Some copies are signed 'Kevin Ferguson' rather than 'Kimbo'; that is a signature variation of this card, markedly scarcer, and not a separate issue
Disputed
Naming only. Jeff Allender's checklist names the subset 'TUF Season 10 Autographs' and lists TUF-KS Kimbo Slice; PSA catalogues it as '2009 Topps UFC TUF Season 10 Autograph'; eBay's catalogue carries it as '2009 Topps UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Autographs Kimbo Slice #TUF-KS'. Cardboard Connection's Round 2 review mentions a 16-contestant signed subset but attributes it to 'The Ultimate Fighter #9 Series', which is the only conflict left. MMAWeekly reported the signatures as on-card when Topps announced them in September 2009.
Parallels
No parallels recorded for this card.
Population & market
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nslists.com (Jeff Allender's House of Checklists) — UFC Round 2 — Topps 2009 checklist
Cardboard Connection — 2009 Topps UFC Round 2 product review (release date 30 September 2009; signed 16-contestant subset)
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2009 Topps UFC Round 2 TUF Season 10 Autographs #TUF-KS — Kimbo Slice.
- Jeff Allender's House of ChecklistsUFC Round 2 (2009 Topps) checklist, accessed September 22, 2026
- Cardboard Connection2009 Topps UFC Round 2 Review, accessed September 20, 2026 Source for parallel structure, insert sets and box configuration. Internally inconsistent on Onyx serial numbering (base /188 vs insert /88) — see claim-r2-onyx.
Only nslists.com names the subset 'TUF Season 10 Autographs' and lists TUF-KS Kimbo Slice. Cardboard Connection's Round 2 review mentions a 16-contestant signed subset but attributes it to 'The Ultimate Fighter #9 Series'. SportsCardsPro has no page for the subset under the slugs tried, and collectibles.com's Round 2 set page does not surface it. Whether the signature is on-card or on a sticker is not stated by any source reached.
- Jeff Allender's House of ChecklistsUFC Round 2 (2009 Topps) checklist, accessed September 22, 2026
- Cardboard Connection2009 Topps UFC Round 2 Review, accessed September 20, 2026 Source for parallel structure, insert sets and box configuration. Internally inconsistent on Onyx serial numbering (base /188 vs insert /88) — see claim-r2-onyx.