Ilia Topuria in 2026: the collections and the fight of the year
In 2026 Ilia Topuria was card #1 in Topps Chrome and Midnight, and lost the lightweight title at the White House. We have catalogued 355 cards with 2026 in the name, from 6 collections; 272 have a photo of the actual copy. Here they are in release order.
On 14 June 2026, at UFC Freedom 250 on the White House lawn, Ilia Topuria lost the lightweight title to Justin Gaethje: he took the first two rounds, but his corner stopped the fight before the fifth, per Al Jazeera (press). It is his first professional loss: 17-1, per his UFC profile.
12 June 2026: Topps UFC Freedom 250, the collection of the White House card, with Ilia Topuria as #6, two days before the fight. Topps announced it for that Friday on X; Checklist Insider (secondary source) gives 31 July, which fits the later physical shipping.
The year is not over: if another 2026 collection with Ilia Topuria comes out, it joins this list on its own.
Ilia Topuria and Aleksandre Topuria
2026 is also his brother's debut year: Aleksandre Topuria is rookie #187 in Chrome and #41 in Midnight, per the official Chrome and Midnight checklists, and he is on the Knockout one. This page only gathers Ilia Topuria's cards; Aleksandre Topuria's are not in the catalogue.
Card year and fight year
Several 2026 cards recall UFC 317, the 2025 lightweight title against Charles Oliveira: Split Decision #SP-4 (Chrome), Final Face Off #FF-1 (Knockout) and The Aftermath #TA-17 (Stadium Club). They are, with that night's Topps NOW, in UFC 317 cards.
The 2026 fight has its own collection, made before the fight: Freedom 250 came out two days earlier. There is no Ilia Topuria Topps NOW of that night, as Ilia Topuria Topps NOW notes.