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2006 PRIDE FC #014 Fedor Emelianenko — front
#014
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Fedor Emelianenko
Rookie Card

Which card is actually the rookie, how to tell it, and what gets mistaken for it.

  • Working pick2006 PRIDE FC #014
  • SubjectFedor Emelianenko
  • Year2006
  • ManufacturerDSE (Dream Stage Entertainment)
  • ConfidenceProbable
  • Print runUnknown — not estimated
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Why this is the working pick

TCDB flags all eight of Fedor's 2006 Pride FC base cards as RC and describes the set as the first full MMA set ever released, which predates 2010 Leaf MMA by four years. Of the eight, #014 is the one sellers treat as 'the' rookie: Sports Card Investor tracks it with a dedicated price page, and it is the one sold in PSA 10 as 'Rookie Card RC' / 'grail' in eBay listings and at Fanatics Collect (label: '2006 Pride Card Collection Grand Prix Fedor Emelianenko #14'). #127 is the other strong candidate because it is his other solo card and the one with foil-signature parallels and an autographed #127EX version. The choice of #014 over #127 is a market-convention call, not a manufacturer designation.

The working pick for Fedor's rookie: RC-flagged on TCDB, Japanese-issued, from the 2006 PRIDE FC set TCDB users call the first full MMA card set, and made while he was PRIDE heavyweight champion. It is the Fedor card sold as his rookie in PSA 10 listings and at Fanatics Collect, though #127 carries the same RC flag.

The dispute

Sources disagree on whether his first cards are the Japanese-issued 2006 Pride FC (DSE) set or 2010 Leaf MMA. TCDB flags both the 2006 Pride FC cards and 2010 Leaf MMA #1 as RC, while Cardboard Connection calls 2010 Leaf MMA the 'first MMA product featuring Fedor Emelianenko' and a Beckett News headline calls the Leaf cards 'Fedor's First Cards' — neither mentions the 2006 set.

Commonly misidentified

Labels vary without changing the card: TCDB calls the set '2006 Pride FC', PSA and Fanatics Collect slab it as '2006 Pride Card Collection Grand Prix', and eBay sellers use 'DSE Pride FC'; the card is printed 014 but PSA labels it #14. eBay seller titles also attach #71 to both Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman — TCDB lists #71 as Fedor/Coleman and #73 as Fedor/Randleman. The 2006 #127EX autograph is a rookie-year autograph, not an RC-flagged card.

2006 PRIDE FC #014 Fedor Emelianenko — front
Front
2006 PRIDE FC #014 Fedor Emelianenko — back
Back
Front and back. Click either side to enlarge.

Identifying it

  • Card number printed as 014 (three digits); PSA labels it #14
  • 2006 Pride FC set of 140 cards, numbered 001–140
  • PSA label reads '2006 Pride Card Collection Grand Prix Fedor Emelianenko #14'

What gets mistaken for it

What you'll readWhat's true
2006 Pride FC #127 Fedor Emelianenko is the rookie.Equally RC-flagged on TCDB, same set and year, and the base for his foil-signature parallels and the #127EX autograph; less often marketed as 'the' rookie than #014 in the listings found.
2006 Pride FC #71/#73/#74/#77/#113/#120 (head-to-head cards) is the rookie.RC-flagged on TCDB but multi-subject (Coleman, Randleman, Nogueira, Cro Cop, Zulu) — collectors conventionally prefer his solo cards (#014 and #127).
2010 Leaf MMA #1 Fedor Emelianenko is the rookie.TCDB also flags it RC and Cardboard Connection calls Leaf MMA the 'first MMA product featuring Fedor Emelianenko'; it is his first widely distributed US card, but it post-dates the 2006 Pride FC cards.
'2006 Pride Card Collection Grand Prix' #14 or 'DSE Pride FC' #14 is a different card.Same card: TCDB calls the set '2006 Pride FC', PSA and Fanatics Collect label it '2006 Pride Card Collection Grand Prix', and eBay sellers use 'DSE Pride FC'. It is printed 014; PSA's label shows #14.

Grading & population

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

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Probable

Fedor Emelianenko's rookie card: 2006 PRIDE FC #014 — Fedor Emelianenko.

TCDB flags all eight of Fedor's 2006 Pride FC base cards as RC and describes the set as the first full MMA set ever released, which predates 2010 Leaf MMA by four years. Of the eight, #014 is the one sellers treat as 'the' rookie: Sports Card Investor tracks it with a dedicated price page, and it is the one sold in PSA 10 as 'Rookie Card RC' / 'grail' in eBay listings and at Fanatics Collect (label: '2006 Pride Card Collection Grand Prix Fedor Emelianenko #14'). #127 is the other strong candidate because it is his other solo card and the one with foil-signature parallels and an autographed #127EX version. The choice of #014 over #127 is a market-convention call, not a manufacturer designation. DISPUTE: Sources disagree on whether his first cards are the Japanese-issued 2006 Pride FC (DSE) set or 2010 Leaf MMA. TCDB flags both the 2006 Pride FC cards and 2010 Leaf MMA #1 as RC, while Cardboard Connection calls 2010 Leaf MMA the 'first MMA product featuring Fedor Emelianenko' and a Beckett News headline calls the Leaf cards 'Fedor's First Cards' — neither mentions the 2006 set.

High confidence

2006 PRIDE FC #014 — Fedor Emelianenko.

High confidence

Set name and number format vary by source for 2006 PRIDE FC #014 (same card).

Set name differs by source: TCDB '2006 Pride FC'; PSA/Fanatics 'Pride Card Collection Grand Prix'; eBay sellers 'DSE Pride FC'. Number printed 014 vs graded #14.

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