MMA Collectors

[deeakay]

Back from vacation & came home to (3) returns.

Demetrious Johnson
c/o AMC Kirkland, WA
4/4 Topps Octagon Side, 2013 Finest insert, 2013 Bloodlines, 2013 Knockout

TJ Grant
c/o HOME, Canada
2/2 Topps 2010 Rd4 & 2013 Bloodlines

Francis Carmont
c/o TriStar Canada
3/3 Topps 2013 Knockout, Bloodlines, & Finest

RTS from Chris Tuchscherer Minot, ND Home addy

[deeakay]

By far the best part of our family vacation besides seeing my boys have a great time in FL is getting to the UFC on FOX11 weighins & the 45 minutes of graphing I got to do with 2 my sons!
I didn't bring any Topps with me on the trip because I sincerely didn't believe we'd make the time to get back to Orlando on Friday.
BUT!! I did bring a blue Sharpie just in case ;)
After the weighins we picked up an unsigned event poster for $10 & headed over to the Hyatt Regency.
Ended up meeting & talking to a lot of fighters in the short time we had.

The highlite was meeting up & talking with Bryan Caraway... he actually brought my TTM cards with him to FL just in case we had the chance to meet.


Autographs on the poster:
(1) Fabricio Werdum (2) Travis Browne (3) Liz Carmouche (4) Khabib Nurmagomedov (5) Pat Healy (6) Clay Guida
(7) Bruce Buffer [not pictured down on UFC FOX logo]
(8) Seth Baczynski (9) Brad Tavares (10) Rafael dos Anjos (11) Daniel Pineda (12) Bryan Caraway (13) Robbie Lawler (14) Rafael Cordeiro
(I passed on Meisha Tate so I could talk to Bryan & bc I don't do WMMA... YEAH, I know, I got Liz but that just bc it was too convenient & well she's yeah you know sort of a dude haha)

[phyteguru]

I love your passion behind the hobby buddy. Glad you got to experience a little bit of it. Too bad they didn't give your family free tickets after seeing all of you on the roller coaster. I would have given 'em to ya!

I have a BUNCH of stuff coming back soon including something really cool from an old-school'er.

Results to follow.

[deeakay]

I love your passion behind the hobby buddy. Glad you got to experience a little bit of it. Too bad they didn't give your family free tickets after seeing all of you on the roller coaster. I would have given 'em to ya!

Thanks BJ!
1st guy my 2 boys & I saw at the hotel after weigh-ins was Bruce Buffer.
We said hello & said we were from Wisconsin (talked about our family vacation & day at Disney) & that we met him in August here in Milwaukee.
Then we reminded him he gave my 11 yr old Isaac tickets to UFC164 (he totally remembered us) and he said what you said BJ (w/out us asking) "I'd def give you guys tickets if I had them but sorry I don't"
(it's so funny to always see Bruce Buffer in his pj's/sweats at the hotel)

I didn't care about going to the event (we'd have had to change our travel plans). I'd rather do weigh-ins & afterward meet the fighters at the hotel any day!
I can't explain it; graphing the UFC at the fighter hotel is the best experiences I've had in any hobby!!
Shoot, I'd challenge anyone to graph another sport team bus & get 100% of the guys that come off the bus... that's what we got.
Nobody said "NO". Even though the fighters (minus the heavyweights) are hurting & tired from the weight cuts they all stopped; smiled & signed.
Well Khabib didn't smile. He wanted to go rehydrate BAD!

Here are most of the pics of I have to upload:
http://s883.photobucket.com/user/deeaka ... t=6&page=1

[phyteguru]

Talkin' about a draught...

I sure hope they start showing up soon.
Most recently though, I've gotten Jimmy Carter and Sarah Palin

[Hardcore42187]

I know the feeling. I have about 120 out right now, prob 70 mma. Only returns I've had the last 2 weeks were Rich Franklin, Dirk Nowitzki, Joe Dante and Honky Tonk Man.

[jug]

rts from GOMI vv :-/

[ConRyl]

rts from GOMI vv :-/

That stinks! I also sent to him VV.

[deeakay]

rts from GOMI vv :-/

Darn!!
He was tough to find in person so far in Baltimore also.
1 guy I know got him 4/4 but it was at 11PM when he finally went out.
I had another buddy there graphing the hotel for 2 days (Tues/Wed) & never saw him bc he wasn't waiting there that late.
BLOWS!

[Cpod]

Any luck with Diego Sanchez c/o Jacksons?
Also is Oveream a dead end c/o Jacksons?