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Recent Examples of featherweight
His first two title defenses were a decision win and knockout of then-UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
After a months-long tense situation between the PFL and Patricio Pitbull, the Bellator featherweight champion has been granted an unconditional release from the organization.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
The punches were delivered with the force of a featherweight and a couple bantams.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Jackson has competed a lot at featherweight, though his loss to Miller came at lightweight.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
After a months-long tense situation between the PFL and Patricio Pitbull, the Bellator featherweight champion has been granted an unconditional release from the organization.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
The punches were delivered with the force of a featherweight and a couple bantams.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Jackson has competed a lot at featherweight, though his loss to Miller came at lightweight.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherweight
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Also, Holloway is making his permanent move to lightweight, and this rematch could be a surprise hit for the UFC.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Most base layers will be in the 160-grams-per-square-meter (lightweight) to 260-gsm range (heavyweight or expedition weight).—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 2025
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In the evening’s middleweight co-main event, Cody Brundage faces Julian Marquez.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Brazilian captured kickboxing world titles at middleweight and light heavyweight with GLORY Kickboxing, then switched to MMA and won UFC championships at middleweight and light heavyweight to become a two-sport, two-division world champion.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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In that contest, former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno faces recent UFC title challenger Steve Erceg.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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So far, the bantamweight, women's flyweight, welterweight, and featherweight rosters have been fully revealed.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Super lightweight Alberto Puello vs Sandor Martin: WBC super lightweight title Yoenis Tellez vs Julian Williams: Super welterweight Davis Vs.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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So far, the bantamweight, women's flyweight, welterweight, and featherweight rosters have been fully revealed.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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So far, the bantamweight, women's flyweight, welterweight, and featherweight rosters have been fully revealed.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Whittaker was asked by his co-host Jonny Roses who would win if Pantoja moved up in weight to challenge Merab for his bantamweight title.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Featherweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweight. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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