🥊 2025 Topps Chrome® UFC Set Review & Collector Guide
Release Date: June 27, 2025
Topps returns to the Octagon with its high-end 2025 Chrome UFC set—boasting a 200-card base, dazzling parallels, standout autographs, and hard-to-find chase inserts.
📦 Product Configuration & Formats
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Hobby Box: 12 packs per box, 8 cards per pack; includes 2 autographs + 4 numbered base parallels + 20 additional base parallels
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Breaker’s Delight: 12-card pack, 12 boxes per case; includes 2 Geometric autographs + bonus insertsÂ
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Mega Box: 6 packs, 8 cards each; offers exclusive X‑FractorsÂ
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Value Blaster: 6 packs, 4 cards each; includes Sepia refractorsÂ
Price estimates: $190 (Hobby), $60 (Mega), $30 (Blaster) before release .
⚔️ Base Set & Parallels
The 200-card base set spans fighters old and new—McGregor, Adesanya, Khabib, Rakhmonov, and more. Each base card is dressed in chrome, with 34 unique parallel versions:
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Universal parallels: Refractor (1:6 packs), Prism, Negative, Red/Blue, Purple, Speckle, Aqua, Teal Lazer, Blue, Green, Blue Wave, Gold, Orange, Black, OctaFractor, Red, SuperFractor (1/1)Â
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Format-exclusive parallels: Sepia (Blaster), X‑Fractor (Mega), Geometric (Breaker)Â
✍️ Autograph Sets
Signatures are a highlight—2 per Hobby box (any rookie/veteran) and 2 Geometric autos per Breaker’s Delight. The set includes:
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Chrome Rookie/Veteran Autos
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Geometric, Future Stars, Marks of a Champion, Octagon Legends & UFC Signatures
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SuperFractor on-card autos (e.g., Jon Jones “GOAT”)Â
🎴 Inserts & Rarity
Collectors chase deep insert sets with varying odds:
Common (1:5 – Tale of the Tape), rare hits like Berzerker (1:144), Helix (1:326), Let’s Go! (1:432) Retail exclusives include Fired Up and Plexus; case hits like Titans (1:120 packs)Â
🔄 Buyback Program
Featuring UFC 318 headliners Dustin Poirier (#7) and Max Holloway (#100), eligible cards earn store credit:
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Base: $20
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Refractors (non-numbered): $40
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#’d Refractors >100: $100
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#’d Refractors <100: $200Â
🔍 Collector Summary
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Perfect for autograph seekers: Guaranteed signers in each box.
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Chrome-rich design: Premium feel and visual appeal at every level.
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Depth of parallels: 34 variations offering authentic collectible value.
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Balanced chase: A good mix of accessible and rare inserts.
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Buyback value add: Practical bonus for fans of Poirier and Holloway.
đź’ˇ Final Word
The 2025 Topps Chrome UFC delivers a truly elevated experience—Chrome fans, autograph hunters, and serious collectors alike will appreciate the premium quality and chase-worthy content. From sleek base cards and rainbow parallels to bold autographs and savvy Buyback incentives, this set marks a strong entry in UFC collectibles for 2025.
