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2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #42 Israel Adesanya — front
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Israel Adesanya

2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection · card #42

Rookie cardKey card
  • FighterIsrael Adesanya
  • Year2018
  • ManufacturerTopps
  • Set2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection
  • Card number#42
  • TypeBase card
  • AutographNo
  • Serial numberedNo
  • Rookie statusCarries the Topps RC logo on the front; flagged RC on TCDB and on TCDB's 20-card rookie list for the set.
  • Print runUnknown — not estimated
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Why this card matters

Adesanya's only RC-designated card and his only card dated 2018, released November 28, 2018, less than a year after his UFC debut. Topps' own Ripped blog presents it as his rookie card and notes the back recaps his 2018 wins over Rob Wilkinson, Marvin Vettori and Brad Tavares. Museum Collection was a high-end, 50-card product, so this is not a cheap retail rookie.

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Identification

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  • Card #42 of 50 in 2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection
  • RC logo lower right; 'ISRAEL ADESANYA • MIDDLEWEIGHT' nameplate
  • Base is unnumbered; Gold /75, Sapphire /25, Ruby /8 and Emerald 1/1 are serial-numbered parallels
  • Set release date November 28, 2018 (TCDB, Cardboard Connection)
Often confused with
2019 Topps Chrome UFC #57 is Adesanya's rookie card#57 is not on TCDB's 2019 Chrome UFC rookie list; his first Chrome card came ten months after the 2018 Museum Collection RC.
Copper parallel is numbered /159TCDB's person listing shows a '159' serial flag for Copper, but Cardboard Connection lists Copper without a print run. Treat Copper's numbering as unconfirmed.
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Parallels

Base
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This card
Copper
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Probable
Gold
/75
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Sapphire
/25
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Ruby
/8
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Emerald
/1
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Parallels with their own record
2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #42 Gold /75 — Israel Adesanya — front
Gold /75
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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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Trading Card Database (TCDB) — 2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #42 Israel Adesanya
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Available copies

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Further reading

Rookie Cards

Israel Adesanya Rookie Card: 2018 Museum Collection #42 and What Came Next

Adesanya had one card in 2018, and it came from a one-pack, high-end box. Here is what makes it the rookie and why his 2019 Chrome card is not.

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Israel Adesanya Rookie Card: 2018 Museum Collection #42 and What Came Next
Sets

Topps Chrome UFC: 2017–2019 and the 2024 Return

Three chromium sets, then Panini took the UFC licence, then Topps came back. The run year by year, with the rookies and autographs worth knowing.

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Topps Chrome UFC: 2017–2019 and the 2024 Return
Rookie cards

Israel Adesanya rookie card guide

The long version, with every card people confuse it with.
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More Israel Adesanya

2019 Topps UFC Knockout #34 Israel Adesanya — front
2019Topps UFC Knockout #34
2019 Topps Chrome UFC #57 Israel Adesanya — front
2019Topps Chrome UFC #57
2019 Topps UFC Museum Collection #28 Israel Adesanya — front
2019Topps UFC Museum Collection #28
2020 Topps UFC Knockout #KA-IA Israel Adesanya — front
2020Topps UFC Knockout #KA-IAAuto
2020 Topps UFC #75 Israel Adesanya — front
2020Topps UFC #75
2020Topps UFC #UFCA-IAAuto
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2018 Topps UFC Museum Collection #42 — Israel Adesanya.