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2013 Topps UFC Knockout #42 Max Holloway — front
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Max Holloway
Rookie Card

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

  • The answer2013 Topps UFC Knockout #42
  • SubjectMax Holloway
  • Year2013
  • ManufacturerTopps
  • ConfidenceHigh confidence
  • Print runUnknown — not estimated
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Why this is the rookie

TCDB flags three 2013 Topps-made Holloway cards RC: 2013 Topps UFC Knockout #42 (released May 22, 2013 per TCDB; Cardboard Connection's set article is dated June 2013), 2013 Finest UFC #62 (September 11, 2013) and 2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #9 (December 13, 2013). None prints an RC logo. Knockout #42 is the working pick as the first to be released, and SLAB-Z notes it is 'often referred to as his first "rookie" card'. Finest #62 is the chromium rookie that Topps Ripped highlights; all three are legitimate RCs.

Holloway's first Topps card to reach the market: 2013 Topps UFC Knockout came out months before Finest (Sept 2013) and Bloodlines (Dec 2013). SLAB-Z notes this card 'is often referred to as his first "rookie" card'.

Commonly misidentified

The Finest autograph and Bloodlines auto-relic are often listed as 'RC' — they are rookie-year autographs without an RC designation. Some listings present Finest #62 as his only rookie, overlooking Knockout #42 and Bloodlines #9.

Identifying it

  • Card #42 in a 125-card base set
  • Silver/grey frame, large HOLLOWAY surname with FEATHERWEIGHT beneath
  • No serial number on base; Gold /188, Green /88, Red /8 and Mat 1/1 parallels are numbered
  • No RC logo printed on the card

What gets mistaken for it

What you'll readWhat's true
Only the 2013 Finest card is his rookie.TCDB flags three 2013 cards RC (Knockout #42, Finest #62, Bloodlines #9); Knockout was released first.

Parallels

Base
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Unnumbered
Gold
/188
High confidence
Green
/88
High confidence
Red
/8
High confidence
Mat Parallel
1/1
High confidence
Printing Plates
1/1
Probable

Grading & population

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

Sources & research Verified×1High confidence×1

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High confidence

Max Holloway's rookie card: 2013 Topps UFC Knockout #42 — Max Holloway.

TCDB flags three 2013 Topps-made Holloway cards RC: 2013 Topps UFC Knockout #42 (released May 22, 2013 per TCDB; Cardboard Connection's set article is dated June 2013), 2013 Finest UFC #62 (September 11, 2013) and 2013 Topps UFC Bloodlines #9 (December 13, 2013). None prints an RC logo. Knockout #42 is the working pick as the first to be released, and SLAB-Z notes it is 'often referred to as his first "rookie" card'. Finest #62 is the chromium rookie that Topps Ripped highlights; all three are legitimate RCs.

Verified

2013 Topps UFC Knockout #42 — Max Holloway.

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