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Recent Examples of featherweight
To add to the excitement, the organization has also dropped the full rosters of two of the weight classes: welterweight and featherweight.
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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
His first two title defenses were a decision win and knockout of then-UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski.
—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
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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
His first two title defenses were a decision win and knockout of then-UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherweight
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After knocking out Charles Jourdain in late June, the 27-year-old moved up to lightweight to face hard-hitting Drew Dober on the main card of UFC Denver.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The fight card will also see the return to the UFC of featherweight veteran Jeremy Stephens, who steps up to lightweight to take on another UFC returnee, former two-division Cage Warriors champion Mason Jones.—
Simon Head,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Following a split decision loss to future UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in April 2018, Vettori put together a five-fight unbeaten streak.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 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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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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One of the best welterweight fighters not currently signed to the UFC returns to action looking to put himself in the frame for his first shot in the Octagon.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Price scored a unanimous points victory over Natasha Jonas inside a raucous Royal Albert Hall on Friday night to become the unified welterweight champion and hold the WBC, IBF and WBA welterweight world titles.—
Sarah Shephard,
The Athletic,
8 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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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 25 Mar. 2025.
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