Why this card matters
This is the earliest certified Makhachev autograph FightCardboard could document: TCDB lists no Makhachev auto before 2022, 2022 Donruss UFC was released May 6, 2022, and 2022 Prizm has no Makhachev autograph according to Cardboard Connection. It also predates his October 2022 title win.
Identification
- Card code SS-IMK (Cardboard Connection lists it as #2 in checklist order)
- 2022 Donruss UFC Signature Series autograph insert (99 cards on TCDB)
- Base Donruss card for Makhachev is #1
- 'Earliest certified auto' is inferred from release dates; unlisted Topps or Panini Instant autographs cannot be ruled out. Parallel print runs are from Cardboard Connection's set-wide list
| A signed 2021 Panini Instant #26 or 2020 Topps UFC Knockout #84 is an earlier Makhachev autograph. | The signed copies seen on eBay and from Steiner are after-market signatures, not certified autograph cards. |
Parallels
Population & market
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Trading Card Database — 2022 Donruss UFC - Signature Series #SS-IMK Islam Makhachev
Cardboard Connection — 2022 Donruss UFC Checklist
Available copies
None in the vault right now.
Further reading
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2022 Donruss UFC #SS-IMK — Islam Makhachev.
Unconfirmed detail on 2022 Donruss UFC #SS-IMK: 'first autograph' status is inferred and parallel print runs are set-wide.
'First autograph' is FightCardboard's inference from release dates. TCDB lists no Makhachev auto before 2022, but there may be unlisted Topps or Panini Instant autographs. The eBay and Steiner signed Instant #26 and Knockout #84 cards are after-market signatures, not certified cards. The parallel print runs come from Cardboard Connection's set-wide list.