Tag: "collectibles"

Round 5 unveils series 8 of “Ultimate Collector” Action Figures

By The Fight Nerd on Nov 15, 2011 in Nerd Stuff

Round 5 President Damon Lau, announces the release of the “Ultimate Collector” Series 8 featuring updated versions of some of the UFC’s most popular fighters as well as all new characters hitting retail shelves this Christmas. The “Ultimate Collector” Series 8 is anchored by a Championship Edition Jon “Bones” Jones commemorating his historic victory over [...]

Wave 3 of UFC two-pack action figure sets revealed

By The Fight Nerd on Feb 16, 2011 in Nerd Stuff, News

Jakks Pacific has revealed the third line of their UFC action figure two-packs! Slated for a release in mid-April, this new wave is sadly not that new. The two-packs consist of famous meetings in MMA, and this time we get BJ Penn VS Kenny Florian, Chuck Liddell VS Tito Ortiz and a classic bout from [...]

Tis’ the season to buy bloody UFC toys

By The Fight Nerd on Dec 20, 2010 in News

As Christmas comes closer, many shoppers are scrambling to buy some last-minute gifts for the MMA fans in their life. Last week, I offered some helpful hints for those who train with reviews of many different types of MMA training equipment, from gloves to focus mitts and more. Regular viewers on the site now that [...]

Round 5 gives us a sneak peek at new Shane Carwin figure

By The Fight Nerd on Oct 08, 2010 in News, Uncategorized

Over on their blog, Round 5 MMA has shown us a glimpse of one of their new upcoming figures for their Ultimate Collector series, this one being “The Engineer” Shane Carwin. Carwin joins the ranks of their new “Live” series of figures, 10-inch realistic versions of Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, in upcoming releases for [...]

Own a piece of sweaty history with the UFC 114 octagon canvas

By The Fight Nerd on Sep 09, 2010 in Nerd Stuff

MMA merchandise collectors, it’s time to mortgage your house and prepare for massive credit card debt! The folks over at MMACollector.com are auctioning off a piece of history on eBay. Up for bidding is the actual UFC 114 octagon canvas, covered in blood, sweat and logos. This was the event where Rashad Evans defeated Quinton [...]

Jakks Pacific at the UFC Fan Expo in Boston

By The Fight Nerd on Sep 06, 2010 in Interviews, Lead Story, Videos

Previously at the UFC Fan Expo, we looked at the newest products from Round 5 MMA with Damon Lau. Now, we get to the other side of the spectrum as The Fight Nerd talks toys with Michael Wilde of Jakks Pacific! Michael shows us the latest offerings from Jakks with their new UFC action figures, [...]

UFC Deluxe Action Figures wave 6 & 7 and two-packs unveiled

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 18, 2010 in Nerd Stuff, Uncategorized

Things are starting to heat up with Jakks Pacific’s UFC Deluxe action figures! Wrestlingfigs.com has posted prototype images of three upcoming waves, including their next two-packs. Jakks also recently released images of their UFC Fan Expo exclusive Georges St. Pierre, so check that one out too if you have not, especially since he is the [...]

Round 5 Exclusive 3-Pack with Bruce Buffer at UFC Fan Expo in Boston

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 09, 2010 in News

Round 5 has unveiled its exclusive for the upcoming UFC Fan Expo in Boston on August 27-28 at the John B. Hynes Convention Center. We are getting the first ever three pack, featuring UFC announcer, Bruce Buffer! The “3-packs” are enhanced versions of the new Round 5 “Versus” line, distinctly new figurines highlighting battle scenes [...]

Hot Toys makes Bruce Lee action figure and I crap my pants

By The Fight Nerd on Jul 29, 2010 in Nerd Stuff

Attention all lovers of Bruce Lee! I suggest you get a clean pair of underwear before you read this. Celebrating his 70th anniversary and paying tribute to the 20th century’s most influential martial artists in the world, Hot Toys has sent us images of the 1/6th scale Bruce Lee Collectible Figure, specially crafted based on [...]

Review: UFC Collector Series 2 figures by Round 5 MMA

By The Fight Nerd on Jul 22, 2010 in Gear Reviews, Lead Story, Product Reviews, Videos

The Fight Nerd, with Tomopop.com, takes a look at the second wave of the “UFC Collector” series from Round 5 MMA collectibles. This line includes five-inch caricatured versions of UFC headliners BJ Penn, Randy Couture, Forrest Griffin, Michael Bisping, Tito Ortiz and Kimbo Slice. Are these vinyl figures worth your hard-earned cash or should you [...]