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2016 Topps UFC Top of the Class Checklist AUTOGRAPH TOP OF THE CLASS AUTOGRAPHS TCA-ABS Antonio Silva TCA-AF Andre Fili TCA-AJ Anthony Johnson TCA-ANS Anderson Silva TCA-AP Anthony Pettis TCA-BD Beneil Dariush TCA-CC Carlos Condit TCA-CCO Colby Covington TCA-CM Conor McGregor TCA-CME Chad Mendes TCA-CMP CM Punk TCA-CV Cain Velasquez TCA-CW Chris Weidman TCA-CZ Cat Zingano TCA-DC Dominick Cruz TCA-DCE Donald Cerrone TCA-DCO Daniel Cormier TCA-DJ Demetrious Johnson TCA-FE Frankie Edgar TCA-FR Francisco Rivera TCA-FW Fabricio Werdum TCA-GT Glover Teixeira TCA-JA José Aldo TCA-JB Joseph Benavidez TCA-JC Joanne Calderwood TCA-JCA Johnny Case TCA-JCO Jake Collier TCA-JD John Dodson TCA-JDS Junior Dos Santos TCA-JH Johny Hendricks TCA-JJ Joanna J?drzejczyk TCA-JJO Jon Jones TCA-JL Joe Lauzon TCA-JM Jim Miller TCA-JMA John Makdessi TCA-JP Jessica Penne TCA-JR Jared Rosholt TCA-JSO Joe Soto TCA-KG Kelvin Gastelum TCA-LM Lyoto Machida TCA-MC Michael Chiesa TCA-MT Miesha Tate TCA-NL Nik Lentz TCA-OS Ovince Saint Preux TCA-PV Paige VanZant TCA-RB Renan Barão TCA-RBA Ryan Bader TCA-RD Rafael Dos Anjos TCA-RE Rashad Evans TCA-RL Robbie Lawler TCA-RM Rory MacDonald TCA-RN Rose Namajunas TCA-RP Raquel Pennington TCA-RR Ronda Rousey TCA-SM Stipe Miocic TCA-TBO Tim Boetsch TCA-TD TJ Dillashaw TCA-TL Tom Lawlor TCA-TT Tecia Torres TCA-TW Tyron Woodley TCA-UF Urijah Faber TCA-ZM Zach Makovsky AUTOGRAPH RELIC TOP OF THE CLASS AUTOGRAPH RELICS TCAR-AP Anthony Pettis TCAR-CC Carlos Condit TCAR-CM Conor McGregor TCAR-CME Chad Mendes TCAR-CV Cain Velasquez TCAR-CW Chris Weidman TCAR-CZ Cat Zingano TCAR-DC Daniel Cormier TCAR-DCR Dominick Cruz TCAR-DJ Demetrious Johnson TCAR-EB Edson Barboza TCAR-EP Erik Perez TCAR-EW Eddie Wineland TCAR-FE Frankie Edgar TCAR-FR Francisco Rivera TCAR-GM Gray Maynard TCAR-JB Joseph Benavidez TCAR-JCO Jake Collier TCAR-JE Jessica Eye TCAR-JH Johny Hendricks TCAR-JL Joe Lauzon TCAR-JM Jim Miller TCAR-JMA John Makdessi TCAR-JR Jared Rosholt TCAR-LM Lyoto Machida TCAR-LR Luke Rockhold TCAR-MT Miesha Tate TCAR-NL Nik Lentz TCAR-NM Neil Magny TCAR-OS Ovince Saint Preux TCAR-RB Ryan Bader TCAR-RM Rory MacDonald TCAR-RP Raquel Pennington TCAR-TA Thiago Alves TCAR-TB Travis Browne TCAR-TL Tom Lawlor TCAR-TW Tyron Woodley TCAR-UF Urijah Faber TCAR-UH Uriah Hall TCAR-YR Yoel Romero TCAR-ZM Zach Makovsky RELIC TOP OF THE CLASS RELICS TCR-AA Andrei Arlovski TCR-AP Anthony Pettis TCR-BR Ben Rothwell TCR-CC Carlos Condit TCR-CE Carla Esparza TCR-CM Conor McGregor TCR-CME Chad Mendes TCR-CS Cub Swanson TCR-CV Cain Velasquez TCR-CW Chris Weidman TCR-CZ Cat Zingano TCR-DC Donald Cerrone TCR-DCO Daniel Cormier TCR-DCR Dominick Cruz TCR-DP Dustin Poirier TCR-EP Erik Perez TCR-EW Eddie Wineland TCR-FE Frankie Edgar TCR-FH Felice Herrig TCR-GM Gray Maynard TCR-IM Ian McCall TCR-JB Joseph Benavidez TCR-JD Jessamyn Duke TCR-JE Jake Ellenberger TCR-JH Johny Hendricks TCR-JJ Jon Jones TCR-JL Joe Lauzon TCR-JM Jim Miller TCR-KN Khabib Nurmagomedov TCR-LM Lyoto Machida TCR-LR Luke Rockhold TCR-MB Michael Bisping TCR-MH Max Holloway TCR-MT Miesha Tate TCR-OS Ovince Saint Preux TCR-PV Paige VanZant TCR-RB Ryan Bader TCR-RE Rashad Evans TCR-RL Robbie Lawler TCR-RM Rory MacDonald TCR-RR Ronda Rousey TCR-SJ Scott Jorgensen TCR-SM Stipe Miocic TCR-TA Thiago Alves TCR-TB Travis Browne TCR-UF Urijah Faber TCR-UH Uriah Hall TCR-YR Yoel Romero TCR-ZM Zach Makovsky INSERT TOP OF THE CLASS TOC-1 Conor McGregor TOC-2 Demetrious Johnson TOC-3 TJ Dillashaw TOC-4 Rafael dos Anjos TOC-5 Robbie Lawler TOC-6 Chris Weidman TOC-7 Daniel Cormier TOC-8 Fabricio Werdum TOC-9 Joanna J?drzejczyk TOC-10 Holly Holm TOC-11 Anthony Johnson TOC-12 Cain Velasquez TOC-13 Ronda Rousey TOC-14 José Aldo TOC-15 Dominick Cruz TOC-16 Miesha Tate TOC-17 Stipe Miocic TOC-18 Frankie Edgar TOC-19 Luke Rockhold TOC-20 Jon Jones TOC-21 CM Punk TOC-22 Cláudia Gadelha TOC-23 Anderson Silva TOC-24 Anthony Pettis TOC-25 Georges St-Pierre.
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