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Recent Examples of middleweight
Bruno Silva Two middleweights looking for their first wins in a while face off at the top of the UFC 315 early prelims.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
William Scull Main Event: Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull: Super middleweight, for the undisputed title
Canelo Alvarez Vs.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Another change is that eight weight divisions are competing rather than six: heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight bantamweight, and women's flyweight.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The Brazilian middleweight handed Petrosyan a second-round submission defeat via a slick armbar.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
William Scull Main Event: Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull: Super middleweight, for the undisputed title
Canelo Alvarez Vs.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Another change is that eight weight divisions are competing rather than six: heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight bantamweight, and women's flyweight.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The Brazilian middleweight handed Petrosyan a second-round submission defeat via a slick armbar.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middleweight
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In the main event, ex-UFC welterweight kingpin Kamaru Usman ended a three-fight losing skid with a decision win over Joaquin Buckley.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Kamaru Usman of Nigeria looks on before a welterweight title bout against Leon Edwards of Jamaica during UFC 278 at Vivint Arena on August 20, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Cody Garbrandt was aggressive in the opening moments of his bantamweight bout against Raoni Barcelos.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Kayla Harrison is fighting for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship Saturday night at UFC 316.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2025
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In May, Sandhagen rebounded from his loss to Nurmagomedov with a TKO win over former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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In the co-main event of UFC 317, UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja will defend his title against Kai Kara-France.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Despite his fan-friendly style and resilience, Matthews became another example of how tough the UFC featherweight division can be on newcomers.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
7 June 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,
5 June 2025
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So the Harris image as a lightweight, promoted in part by her cackling responses in some interviews, can be misleading and other candidates for governor would be wise not to underestimate her.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
10 June 2025
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Stay cool with clothing: Wear lightweight, loose-fitting clothing to stay comfortable.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
3 June 2025
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Now at 39, Chávez will face Youtuber turned boxer Jake Paul in a cruiserweight contest scheduled for June 28 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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The former undisputed cruiserweight champion weighed 223 pounds for the first fight.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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Oumar Sy Opening the UFC Atlanta card is a light heavyweight matchup between Alonzo Menifield and Oumar Sy.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Nevertheless, McCallum won world titles at super welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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“Middleweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middleweight. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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