Tag: "toys"

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 [...]

Jakks Pacific UFC Action Figures – Frankie Edgar & Wanderlei Silva review

By The Fight Nerd on Oct 21, 2011 in Product Reviews

Every nerd has an extensive action figure collection, and this Fight Nerd is no different. Fans of my site have seen photos of parts of the collection before, which includes all sorts of figures from Evil Dead, Street Fighter, Marvel Comics, Masters of the Universe, WWF, Ghostbusters, and so much more. Jakks Pacific has been [...]

Roy Nelson joins wave 8 of Round 5 “Ultimate Collector Series” figures

By The Fight Nerd on Sep 19, 2011 in Nerd Stuff, News

Over on Round 5 MMA’s Facebook page, the company has revealed details for their eighth wave of the “Ultimate Collector Series”. The figures in this line-up will be Jose Aldo, Roy Nelson (pictured above), Brock Lesnar (New Sculpt), Jon Jones Championship Edition (New Sculpt), and George St. Pierre Championship Edition with a sculpted gi. Limited [...]

“Real Steel” robot boxing movie has toys and you can own some

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 28, 2011 in Nerd Stuff

This October, DreamWorks is releasing “Real Steel”, a future-set story starring Hugh Jackman and Evangeline Lily where robot boxing is a popular sport. In conjunction with the film’s release, JAKKS is launching a diverse and innovative product line, hitting upon multiple play patterns to give kids control over the fighting action. “Real Steel” toys hit [...]

Round 5 Releases New Line Of Collectible Figures – “UFC Titans”

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 23, 2011 in Nerd Stuff

Round 5 President Damon Lau announces an all-new line of collectible figures, UFC Titans, the latest brand extension of Round 5’s incredibly popular UFC license. “For the last 3 years, we have had a great time working on our Ultimate Collector Series and the complementary UFC Live and UFC Versus collections. We are incredibly excited [...]

Jakks Pacific shows off wave 9 of UFC toys

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 03, 2011 in Nerd Stuff, News

Jakks Pacific has unveiled their ninth wave of UFC Deluxe Action Figures, which include Brock Lesnar in his shorts from UFC 87, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in his shorts from UFC 97, Vitor Belfort in his shorts from UFC 103, Tito Ortiz in his shorts UFC 73, and finally Wanderlei Silva in his shorts from “Pride [...]

Round 5 MMA reveals Urijah Faber action figure

By The Fight Nerd on Jun 22, 2011 in News

On the official Round 5 Facebook page, the company revealed a prototype of their upcoming UFC Collector series figure of former WEC champion, Urijah Faber. Faber will be available in the fall as part of series 7 of the company’s UFC Collector series. The above version is the limited edition WEC variant paint-job, so we [...]

Round 5 unveils Bruce Lee action figure prototype

By The Fight Nerd on Jun 03, 2011 in News

Round 5 MMA showed off a new prototype yesterday of their first Bruce Lee 6″ Collectible Figure. It’s truly a day of Bruce Lee news! Fresh off the announcement of a new documentary series about the world’s greatest martial artist, we now have word that Round 5 MMA, makers of many stylized UFC action figures, [...]

Round 5 MMA announces a ton of upcoming releases for late 2011

By The Fight Nerd on May 11, 2011 in News

Round 5 MMA has announced a ton of new action figures coming out through the year, with more reveals to come! On the company’s facebook page, the company listed their upcoming figures, and it’s a pretty impressive list. Ultimate Collector Series 7 (Available Sept): Georges St-Pierre (New sculpt) Frankie Edgar – Championship Edition (meaning it [...]

Jakks Pacific unveils new UFC toys at UFC Fan Expo including TapouT crew

By The Fight Nerd on May 02, 2011 in Nerd Stuff, News

Following up on today’s earlier story, Round 5 was not the only toy company in attendance at the UFC Fan Expo in Toronto. Jakks Pacific, maker of highly articulated UFC, Pride FC and WEC action figures, had a large booth of their own to show off the latest releases, including a few never before seen [...]