Retired mixed martial artist Henry Cejudo spent Friday opening trading cards with former NBA player Dwight Howard, according to a post on Cejudo’s social media account. The post, shared on February 15, 2026, featured a photo of the two athletes with Topps trading cards.
Cejudo, a former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion, has become increasingly involved with trading card collecting and promotion since his retirement from professional fighting. Trading cards featuring Cejudo have been available since 2015, with releases from Topps, including the UFC Champions and Museum Collection series, according to listings on eBay.
The Topps company has recently released several lines of cards featuring Cejudo, including the 2025 Topps Royalty UFC series, which includes autographed relic cards. A 2024 Topps Chrome UFC Marks of Champions autograph card featuring Cejudo, numbered #MOC-HCE, recently sold for between $2.25 and $20.00, according to data from Sportscardspro.com. The most valuable Cejudo card currently listed is a 2019 Topps UFC Chrome Octagon of Honor SuperFractor, valued at $1,999.
Howard, a veteran of 18 NBA seasons, has also shown an interest in trading card collecting. The nature of their collaboration, beyond the card opening, was not detailed in Cejudo’s social media post. Topps has also released cards featuring other prominent UFC fighters, including Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, and Islam Makhachev, alongside boxing stars like Alex Pereira.
The 2025 Topps NOW UFC series also features a card of Cejudo, card #47, with a print run of 494. Topps has also released Midnight UFC cards featuring Cejudo, with various parallel versions and limited print runs.