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Recent Examples of bantamweight
One of the late additions to the UFC 317 pay-per-view card was a bantamweight battle between Payton Talbott and Felipe Lima.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Cody Garbrandt was aggressive in the opening moments of his bantamweight bout against Raoni Barcelos.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Kayla Harrison is fighting for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship Saturday night at UFC 316.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
Pena, sitting at No. 3 in the women’s bantamweight rankings, earned a shot at Amanda Nunes and her bantamweight title in December 2021.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Cody Garbrandt was aggressive in the opening moments of his bantamweight bout against Raoni Barcelos.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Kayla Harrison is fighting for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship Saturday night at UFC 316.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
Pena, sitting at No. 3 in the women’s bantamweight rankings, earned a shot at Amanda Nunes and her bantamweight title in December 2021.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bantamweight
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In January 2020, Shields moved down to junior middleweight to face Ivana Habazin for the vacant WBC and WBO titles in that weight division.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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In his first title defense Du Plessis picked up an August 2024 submission win over former UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The main card features a number of other fantastic matchups, including a middleweight bout between Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov as well as a welterweight fight between Kevin Holland and Daniel Rodriguez.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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At the time of that scrap, Magny was the No. 13 fighter in the UFC’s welterweight division, while Rodriguez was No. 14.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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That fight card, UFC Vegas 108, is headlined by a short-notice main event between Tatsuro Taira and Hyun Sung Park at flyweight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The division is seemingly ready for a change, as Weili Zhang looks poised to make the jump to flyweight sometime soon.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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That stretch of victories secured him the No. 10 spot in the official UFC featherweight rankings, and a UFC Fight Night main event matchup against the No. 6 ranked Calvin Kattar in July 2020.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The Switch 2 is a featherweight by comparison, weighing 0.88 pound (1.18 pounds with the controllers attached) and standing 4.5 inches tall, 10.7 inches wide, and 0.55 inch thick.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 July 2025
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Stay cool with clothing: Select lightweight and loose-fitting outfits for enhanced comfort.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The bantamweight, lightweight and women’s flyweight PFL World Tournament Finals are on August 15 in Charlotte, North Carolina, while the middleweights, light heavyweights, and heavyweights compete on August 21 in Hollywood, Florida.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Daniels is the current IBF light heavyweight champ and former IBF heavyweight titleholder.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Couture earned titles in UFC's light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions during his standout career.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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Usyk’s résumé includes a total of 13 world title fight victories (some at cruiserweight), including two wins apiece over Fury, Joshua and Dubois.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Daniel Dubois 2 Undercard Lawrence Okolie (21-1-0 with 16 knockouts) is a former WBO cruiserweight champ.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Bantamweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bantamweight. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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