2022 Donruss Optic UFC Ilia Topuria Rated Rookie #110 Blue Velocity

Topuria is one of the names I keep circling back to, so a clean Rated Rookie was always going on the want list. This is the Blue Velocity parallel, the kind of colored rookie that holds up even when base gets printed into the ground. He is must see every time he fights, and the rookie market reflects it. It now sits next to his flagship Prizm base rookie, the two pillars of his rookie year.

I am keeping this one raw for now since the surface is sharp, but a clean copy like this is a grading candidate down the line. I price Optic rookies against recent sales on Sportscardspro and cross check the checklist on Panini America. More on why I rate his cards is in my thesis.