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Recent Examples of flyweight
Muscles aching from the weight of each 55-pound projectile, the repetition, the heat, Fernandez lost track of himself, too busy to think, too scared to stop, not unlike his time in the ring up against any another flyweight.
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Rising featherweight contender Lerone Murphy, lightweight superstar Paddy Pimblett, middleweight Christian Leroy Duncan, and women’s flyweight Molly McCann are all local fighters who could also be in action at the O2 Arena.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Figueiredo is undefeated since moving up from flyweight to 135 pounds.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
It's been an improbable, rocky journey from flyweight to middleweight to heavyweight.
—Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Rising featherweight contender Lerone Murphy, lightweight superstar Paddy Pimblett, middleweight Christian Leroy Duncan, and women’s flyweight Molly McCann are all local fighters who could also be in action at the O2 Arena.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Figueiredo is undefeated since moving up from flyweight to 135 pounds.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
It's been an improbable, rocky journey from flyweight to middleweight to heavyweight.
—Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flyweight
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The Brazilian captured kickboxing world titles at middleweight and light heavyweight with GLORY Kickboxing, then switched to MMA and won UFC championships at middleweight and light heavyweight to become a two-sport, two-division world champion.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Pereira captured the middleweight and light heavyweight kickboxing world titles in GLORY before transitioning his skills to the cage and switching sports to mixed martial arts.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 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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When the new rankings drop, and with Holly Holm being released, Pérez should leap from No. 13 to No. 8 in the women’s bantamweight division.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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This could mean the UFC featherweight will receive an even longer suspension.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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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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The tournament details have begun to come out, including the location, dates, and the entire welterweight class fighting in the tournament.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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And, after showcasing his unique striking skills in the weight class above, Page will return to welterweight with another impressive win added to his resume after demonstrating that his striking remains among the very best in the UFC, in any weight class.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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Shoppers swear by this 20-inch lightweight carry-on that accompanied one person on a 12-day trip to Europe and even held up against cobblestone roads.—
Ali Faccenda,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Nurmagomedov-Hughes fight is especially interesting and important because the two lightweights are good enough to perform—and perhaps contend—in the UFC.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Flyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyweight. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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