Topps put out two UFC sets in 2009. Round 1 is the famous one — Topps’s first UFC-licensed set, 100 cards, and no Jon Jones anywhere in it. Round 2 runs to 150, and at card 101, sharing a photograph with his debut opponent André Gusmão, is his rookie card.
2009 Topps UFC Round 2, card #101. The rookie of arguably the best fighter in the sport’s history, tucked into the back half of the checklist as a bout card.
Topps' second UFC release and the set that holds the Jon Jones rookie. 150 base cards split between fighter portraits, bout cards and the people who work the cage.
When a fighter wins big, everyone who wants his rookie finds out at the same moment. After each major card: who moved, which specific cards matter, and what to watch next.
