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Recent Examples of featherweight
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.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Rodriguez dropped a title fight to then-UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski by TKO in July 2023.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
To add to the excitement, the organization has also dropped the full rosters of two of the weight classes: welterweight and featherweight.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
This could mean the UFC featherweight will receive an even longer suspension.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Rodriguez dropped a title fight to then-UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski by TKO in July 2023.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
To add to the excitement, the organization has also dropped the full rosters of two of the weight classes: welterweight and featherweight.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
This could mean the UFC featherweight will receive an even longer suspension.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherweight
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Keep reading to find more great lightweight, cooling comforters and quilts below—all on sale.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Bangles were dismissed as lightweights While poring over old newspaper and magazine stories about the band, Bickerdike was struck by the rampant sexism applied to The Bangles, now shrugged off as a product of the era.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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Tszyu is currently the No. 10 ranked junior middleweight according to the IBF.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Russian middleweight took down the 6-foot-4 Reese (8-2) early in the round and fended off submission efforts and appeared to be working for position before unleashing a series of thunderous strikes.—
Brian Martin,
Orange County Register,
18 Jan. 2025
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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,
30 Mar. 2025
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Weili would like to move up to flyweight to challenge the winner of the upcoming championship fight between titleholder Valentina Shevchenko and Manon Fiorot on May 10 at UFC 315 in Montreal.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Sean Brady silenced The O2 Arena by submitting former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards in the fourth round at UFC London to put himself front and center in the 170-pound championship picture.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
23 Mar. 2025
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Sean Brady silenced all but the biggest naysayers on Saturday, defeating former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC London.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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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,
3 Apr. 2025
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Shevchenko won that bantamweight fight by split decision.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Featherweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweight. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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