bantamweight
noun
ban·tam·weight
ˈban-təm-ˌwāt 
: a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 118 pounds for professionals and 119 pounds for amateurs compare featherweight, flyweight
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His 1-3 UFC run opened with a decision win before the slide, and in a bantamweight division this deep, three losses in a row is usually the threshold.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Freedom 250 is rounded out with names the UFC wants to become stars, like the bantamweight Sean O’Malley with his colorful hair and Bo Nickal, a former NCAA wrestling star who keeps getting ripe chances despite mixed results.
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Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Rounding out the local talent will be East Palo Alto native Hector Fajardo, who will be fighting ex-UFC bantamweight Andre Soukhamthath in a featherweight kickboxing match.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
In less than four years, the bantamweight phenom was gone, on the heels of her second loss, to fellow great Amanda Nunes in late 2016.
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Brian Martin,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Freedom 250 is rounded out with names the UFC wants to become stars, like the bantamweight Sean O’Malley with his colorful hair and Bo Nickal, a former NCAA wrestling star who keeps getting ripe chances despite mixed results.
—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Rounding out the local talent will be East Palo Alto native Hector Fajardo, who will be fighting ex-UFC bantamweight Andre Soukhamthath in a featherweight kickboxing match.
—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
In less than four years, the bantamweight phenom was gone, on the heels of her second loss, to fellow great Amanda Nunes in late 2016.
—
Brian Martin,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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bantamweight
noun
ban·tam·weight
-ˌwāt
: a boxer in a weight division having an upper limit of about 118 pounds
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