2026 Panini Contenders PFL is the second edition of the Professional Fighters League release, which launched as a MMA company in 2018. The promotion originally featured a league formatted points system, but as of 2025 has switched to a more traditional championship belt format. The PFL has also acquired former rival promotion, Bellator MMA, expanding […]

2025-26 Panini Contenders EuroLeague is a set dedicated to Europe’s pro basketball release. The set is the first time that the EuroLeague has been given the Contenders treatment. The release offers a mix of base, parallels, autos, memo, and inserts. Contenders is well known for offering the Ticket auto cards, which are found in various […]

2025 Panini Contenders PFL is the first Professional Fighters League release from Panini. The set offers collectors a mix of base, parallels, autos, and inserts, with the base set using the iconic Season Ticket design. The PFL, which acts as a competitor to the UFC, features big name fighters such as Tito Ortiz, Ken Shamrock, […]

2024 Panini Contenders NFL uses a classic design with a tried and true layout that offers collectors a mix of rookies, stars, and legends. The set includes base, parallels, autos, relics, and inserts, with the signed cards being available in both sticker and hard-signed varieties. Hobby format boxes offer 5 autos each, with at least […]

2024 Panini Contenders Optic Football is a shiny adaptation of the classic Contenders brand. As always, fans can find the ever popular Rookie Ticket Autos, as well as Ticket Autos for Veterans, Coaches, and Legends. Other signed sets include Throwback Rookie Autos using the 2004 and 2014 designs. Among the insert offerings are the MVP […]

2023-24 Panini Contenders Optic Basketball is an annual favourite release that features the iconic Season Ticket design. These Ticket Autos include the Rookie Season Ticket Autos, which are a hard signed offering. There are also Veteran Ticket autos, as well as a selection of other auto sets, as well as base, parallels, and inserts. Hobby […]

2023 Panini Contenders Optic Football takes the Contenders design and adds a chrome finish to it. The format of the release also switches from a multi-pack release down to a single pack premium format. The checklist also brings a wide selection of autographs, including several on-card offerings. Particularly notable in any contenders set are the […]

2023 Panini Contenders Football is a classic release that has a huge following in the hobby. The brand is best known for its Rookie Ticket autograph cards, which offer autos of the top players in the 2023 rookie class, with several of these being hard-signed options. Additionally there is a base set with parallels, additional […]

2023-24 Panini Contenders Basketball is the latest release from the popular brand. Contenders is a brand that has been a mainstay of the hobby and is always a fun release, with the Rookie Ticket Autos being well regarded by collectors. These Ticket Autos include several parallels, and are in addition to the base, parallels, other […]

2023 Panini Chronicles Racing is a mid-range release that brings together several Panini brands under one single release. Chronicles includes a mix of base, parallels, autos, relics, and an insert selection consisting of the other brand base sets. Brands that can be found in the release include Zenith, Elite, and Classics. The relic offerings also […]