: a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 112 pounds compare bantamweight
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Hyun Sung Park Tatsuro Taira (16-1) rose through the UFC flyweight ranks fairly quickly.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Park previously had a fight scheduled on Aug. 9 against ex-world title challenger and No. 10 flyweight Steve Erceg.
—Aaron Tolentino, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
That fight card, UFC Vegas 108, is headlined by a short-notice main event between Tatsuro Taira and Hyun Sung Park at flyweight.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The division is seemingly ready for a change, as Weili Zhang looks poised to make the jump to flyweight sometime soon.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Park previously had a fight scheduled on Aug. 9 against ex-world title challenger and No. 10 flyweight Steve Erceg.
—Aaron Tolentino, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
That fight card, UFC Vegas 108, is headlined by a short-notice main event between Tatsuro Taira and Hyun Sung Park at flyweight.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The division is seemingly ready for a change, as Weili Zhang looks poised to make the jump to flyweight sometime soon.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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“Flyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flyweight. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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flyweight
noun
fly·weight
-ˌwāt 
: a boxer in a weight division having an upper limit of 112 pounds
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