undercard

noun

un·​der·​card ˈən-dər-ˌkärd How to pronounce undercard (audio)
: a program (as of boxing matches) supporting the featured match

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The undercard features Ben Whittaker and Emiliano Vargas. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 The main and undercard fights will have multiple local up-and-comers, including San Francisco’s Jordan Luo (9-1). Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 There’s something fishy going on when an undercard fight and a line starts moving. David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 May 2026 Festivities kicked off with a trailer narrated by Uma Thurman (objectively cool), and a handful of mostly uncompetitive undercard bouts (save the always game and bloodied Nate Diaz), the crowd loudly booing MVP promoter Jake Paul at his own event, and the graphic getting Rousey’s age wrong. Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for undercard

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undercard was in 1926

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“Undercard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undercard. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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