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Recent Examples of featherweight
The 145-pound scrap will crown the next UFC featherweight champion.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Jean Silva Bryce Mitchell (17-2) was 9-0 and coming off a defense of the V3 Fights featherweight title when Mitchell appeared on The Ultimate Fighter reality show.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The winner of that contest takes home the vacant UFC featherweight title.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The winner of that contest will leave the arena as the UFC featherweight champion.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Jean Silva Bryce Mitchell (17-2) was 9-0 and coming off a defense of the V3 Fights featherweight title when Mitchell appeared on The Ultimate Fighter reality show.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The winner of that contest takes home the vacant UFC featherweight title.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The winner of that contest will leave the arena as the UFC featherweight champion.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherweight
Noun
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Stay cool with clothing: Select lightweight and loose-fitting outfits for enhanced comfort.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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And if your mom is also a lightweight who can't finish a 6-ounce pour in one go, the 6-ounce size is also compatible with the small MagSlider lid ($10).—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
1 May 2025
Noun
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De Ridder was a two-division champion with ONE, claiming titles in the middleweight and light heavyweight weight classes.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Bruno Silva Two middleweights looking for their first wins in a while face off at the top of the UFC 315 early prelims.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 May 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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In the main event of the UFC Des Moines fight card, former interim UFC bantamweight title challenger Cory Sandhagen faced ex-UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo in a 135-pound matchup.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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At the time, Edwards was the No. 3 competitor in the official UFC welterweight rankings, while Muhammad checked in at No. 13.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Before that fight, Devin Haney and Jose Ramirez face off, also at welterweight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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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,
20 May 2025
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Mix competes in the bantamweight division, which Georgian champion Merab Dvalishvili leads.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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“Featherweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweight. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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