Buzz 12 in 12: Busting a 2014 Topps UFC Bloodlines box (Hour 2)

Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today’s your day then as we launch 12 in 12 — a series of a dozen breaks of past wax packs in a dozen hours. We’ll post one every hour all day long today … this is Hour 2.

12in12-logo-smallerThe box: 2014 Topps UFC Bloodlines
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

What’s inside this one? Keep reading …

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Buzz Break: 2017 Topps Chrome UFC trading cards (Hot Box)

From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there’s a box you’d want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2017 Topps Chrome UFC (Hot Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 96
Base set completion: 63 of 100 (63 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey, Chuck Liddell, Amanda Nunes, Anderson Silva, Cris Justino, Stipe Miocic, C.M. Punk, Carlos Condit, Robbie Lawler, Rashad Evans, Nate Diaz, Paige VanZant, Frank Mir, Donald Cerrone, DeMetrious Johnson, Junior Dos Santos, Holly Holm

Rookie Cards (2) – Tom Breese, Louis Smolka

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Buzz Break: 2017 Topps UFC Knockout trading cards

From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there’s a box you’d want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2017 Topps UFC Knockout
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 4
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 23 of 100 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Anderson Silva, Rashad Evans, Ronda Rousey, Nate Diaz, Miesha Tate, Arianny Celeste, CM Punk

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First Buzz: 2017 Topps UFC Fire MMA cards + checklist

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What: 2017 Topps UFC Fire MMA cards
Arrives: Tomorrow on Topps.com
Box basics: One autograph per 20-card box

What’s buzz-worthy: UFC gets another online-only release that focuses on autographs and showcases artwork form Tyson Beck as part of a colorful and energetic release.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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NSCC signers: Whose autograph would you pick first?

Hideki-Matsui-autographThis year’s National Sports Collectors Convention is a couple of months away and thanks to its non-traditional location — Atlantic City, N.J. — there are perhaps a few more guests on tap that we’ve not expected to see at the annual show.

It’s been a long time since the show was last in New Jersey — it’s largely been located in the Midwest for most of the last decade — so regional autograph guests such as Hideki Matsui and countless others who wore pinstripes and starred for other teams in that area make sense. They’ll also help draw in locals who might not normally hit the show … just to get that ink.

Autograph ticket pricing for the show will come soon, but Buzz has picked seven top names that may not break the bank — one per sport — at the show.

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