What: 2026 Topps Chrome UFC cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: TBD autographs per hobby box (TBD boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Odds: TBD
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps returns to the Octagon for a new year in a familiar fashion -- Chrome -- with a new batch of Refractors and plenty more showcasing today’s competitors as well as greats from the past.

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What: 2026 Wild Card MATTE Metal Multi-Sport Edition trading cards
Arrives: Feb. 27
Box basics: One auto per five-pack box with one God Box per 12-box case (on average)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card returns for a new year with a "reinvention" release that it says is "a bold re-imagining of metallic trading cards" as the it "delivers deep color, rich blacks and sharp detail" on every card "instead of glare and mirror gloss." It also promises "a soft-touch metallic surface that feels modern, powerful and intentional."

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What: 2026 Leaf St. Patrick's Day sports cards
Arrives: March 6
Box basics: Three autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The Metal holiday release approach once again put the focus on a single day and this one offers up a look at all kinds of stars with some international appeal in there, too. This one also will have an overall print run at half of its previous-year counterpart, according to the company.

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What: 2026 Leaf Metal Presidents' Day
Arrives: February 2026
Box basics: Three autographed cards and one The Presidents card per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The Metal holiday release approach once again put the focus on a single day and this one offers up some political history, some patriotic salutes and plenty of star power from around the sports world -- and beyond -- all under one lid.

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What: 2026 Leaf Sports Heroes trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 28
Box basics: Three autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Sports Heroes is back in the Leaf lineup for a new year with all autographed cards limited to no more than nine copies apiece -- and with several multi-signed cards in every case.

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What: 2025 Leaf In The Game Used Sports cards
Arrives: Jan. 30, 2026
Box basics: Five "premium" hits per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's multi-sport premium brand once again takes on the entire sports world with a mix of notable possibilities from the legends of the past to recent superstars all in one spot.

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What: 2025 Leaf Optichrome baseball cards
Arrives: February 2026
Box basics: Six autos and two base cards per hobby box (12 boxes per case) or 12 autos and three base per jumbo (eight per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Optichrome hits the baseball diamond for the first time with "a full spectrum of baseball talent from the past, present and future."

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What: 2025 Topps Stadium Club UFC trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 23, 2026
Box basics: Two autos per 16-pack hobby box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
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What's buzz-worthy: Stadium Club gets in the Octagon with the familiar collector-driven inclusions that have made it a contender for years in other sports.

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What: 2025 Wild Card Joker's Wild Multi-Sport trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 10
Basics: One encased autograph card per 20-pack "God Brick" box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card's newest creation includes an encased 1/1 in every single pack, ink in every box and plenty of quirky and colorful energy on every card as it showcases past and present stars from around the sports world.

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What: 2025 Leaf Metal Authentics Vol. 2 autograph cards
Arrives: December
Box basics: One on-card autograph per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: This Metal line is back for a second time this year with nothing but autographs and colorful, rarer parallels in play with a mix of sports and non-sports all in one -- and with multi-signed cards and inscriptions also mixed in.

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What: 2025 Leaf Electrum Multi-sport trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 30, 2026
Box basics: Three auto cards per hobby box (10 per case) or five autos and one 1/1 Vibrance or Flash auto per super mega box (eight per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: One of Leaf's newer lines gets a sophomore release with a new packaging option in play and with stars from the field and beyond both found inside -- sometimes on the same card.

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What: 2025 Leaf Metal Happy Holidays autograph cards
Arrives: Dec. 12
Box basics: Three autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The Metal holiday releases once again take a turn with this one -- carrying a wider distribution beyond just online -- with a holidays release that teams pop culture stars with icons from the sports realm.

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What: 2025 Topps Finest UFC trading cards
Arrives: Nov. 7
Box basics: Two autos per six-pack hobby box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (when live)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps' Finest brand enters the Octagon for the second time in this new licensing run with all of its futuristic flash.

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What: 2025 Topps Knockout UFC trading cards
Arrives: Oct. 10
Box basics: Two autographs, one autographed Relic and one Relic per four-pack, 32-card box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps' hit-driven brand showcasing the stars of the Octagon is back for another round with a mix of men's and women's stars in there along with a variety of looks based on just the early teasers alone.

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What: 2025 Leaf Metal Halloween autograph cards
Arrives: Late September
Box basics: Three autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The Metal holiday releases take a turn with this one -- carrying a wider distribution beyond just online -- with fewer than 450 cases made for a release that teams the pop culture stars of this holiday with icons from the sports realm.

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What: 2025 Leaf Vivid football cards
Arrives: Sept. 12
Box basics: Seven autos per nine-card hobby box (12 boxes per case) or 10 autos per 12-card jumbo box (eight per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: A third year of Vivid football includes base cards in the mix -- every one of them a 1/1 creation -- alongside the autographs that cover the gridiron and offer up a few surprised from beyond it, too.

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What: 2025 Leaf History Book Sports Edition Chapter 2 sports cards
Arrives: Sept. 29
Box basics: Two "premium" booklet cards per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf offers up a second chapter for one of its newest high-end multi-sport brands -- a mix of multi-player autograph and memorabilia groupings from around the sports world all in one spot -- and it's once again nothing but booklet cards.

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The box: 2022 Donruss Optic UFC trading cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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What: 2025 Leaf Pearl Multi-sport cards
Arrives: August
Box basics: 11 premium cards per box (two boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's high-end celebration of sport in seemingly every direction arrives for a new edition with some monster 16-auto booklets, a rare cut auto in every box and some of the biggest names in all the games found together right here.

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What: 2025 Leaf Signature Series sports cards
Arrives: May 28
Box basics:  Four 1/1 autographed cards or three 1/1 autos and one inscription auto per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Signature Series is back with a wide array of colorful rarities for top sports stars in all directions all in one spot -- and sometimes they meet on the same cards.

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What: 2024 Topps UFC Royalty trading cards
Arrives: April 4, 2025
Box basics: Five autographs and three Relics per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps takes UFC high-end with a release that's nearly all about the hits as it showcases big names in the sport in a premium way.

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What: 2025 Leaf Metal Sports Heroes cards
Arrives: Dec. 6, 2024
Box basics: Three Metal or acetate autos per box (15 boxes per case) or one Metal or acetate auto per Solo Edition box (25 per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Sports Heroes starts off 2025 a little early with an array of stars from around the sports world all in one spot and with a number of autos possible on some cards to amp up the star power even more.

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What: 2024 Leaf Ultimate Sports
Arrives: Nov. 29
Box basics: Three hits per box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: This one arrives with "one of the most-expansive multi-sport checklists in hobby history" that touched on many icons from around the globe.

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What: 2024 Topps UFC Knockout MMA cards
Arrives: Oct. 4
Box basics: Two autos, one auto Relic and one Relic per four-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
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What's buzz-worthy: Knockout returns to the Octagon for the first time in years with a smaller lineup of hit inclusions but a wide array of star power for the men's and women's stars of the promotion.

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What: 2024 Leaf In The Game Used Sports cards
Arrives: Oct. 30
Box basics: Five hits per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's multi-sport premium brand once again takes on the entire sports world with a mix of notable possibilities from the legends of the past to recent superstars all in one spot -- and this time, according to Leaf, it will be "the most-exciting, value-driven and content-filled version to date."

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