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Recent Examples of middleweight
The middleweight was hit hard by the virus, leading to multiple hospitalizations and nearly quitting the fighting game.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Two months after tapping out Gerald Meerschaert in his UFC debut, the Dutch middleweight took Riverside native Kevin Holland down early, worked some ground-and-pound and sank in a rear-naked choke to force the tap at 3:31 of the first round.
—Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
Odds and Predictions: Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov The Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov bout takes place at middleweight.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The main event will feature former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya taking on Nassourdine Imavov.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Two months after tapping out Gerald Meerschaert in his UFC debut, the Dutch middleweight took Riverside native Kevin Holland down early, worked some ground-and-pound and sank in a rear-naked choke to force the tap at 3:31 of the first round.
—Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
Odds and Predictions: Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov The Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov bout takes place at middleweight.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The main event will feature former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya taking on Nassourdine Imavov.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middleweight
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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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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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Diego Lopes The winner of the UFC 314 main event will walk away from the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida with the UFC featherweight title over their shoulder.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Rodriguez dropped a title fight to then-UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski by TKO in July 2023.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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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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The former undisputed cruiserweight champion weighed 223 pounds for the first fight.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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At cruiserweight, the underrated Gilberto Ramirez jumped from fourth to second after his beatdown of Chris Billam-Smith in November.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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One is a light heavyweight title defense against current middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis, who has indicated his desire to eventually move up to challenge the Brazilian.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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In July, Pereira followed that setback with a win over former UFC light heavyweight title holder, Jan Błachowicz, in his UFC debut at 205 pounds.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Middleweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middleweight. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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