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Recent Examples of bantamweight
Cody Garbrandt was aggressive in the opening moments of his bantamweight bout against Raoni Barcelos.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Kayla Harrison is fighting for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship Saturday night at UFC 316.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
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, 1 June 2025
Mix competes in the bantamweight division, which Georgian champion Merab Dvalishvili leads.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Kayla Harrison is fighting for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship Saturday night at UFC 316.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
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, 1 June 2025
Mix competes in the bantamweight division, which Georgian champion Merab Dvalishvili leads.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bantamweight
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In January 2020, Shields moved down to junior middleweight to face Ivana Habazin for the vacant WBC and WBO titles in that weight division.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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In his first title defense Du Plessis picked up an August 2024 submission win over former UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The main card features a number of other fantastic matchups, including a middleweight bout between Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov as well as a welterweight fight between Kevin Holland and Daniel Rodriguez.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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At the time of that scrap, Magny was the No. 13 fighter in the UFC’s welterweight division, while Rodriguez was No. 14.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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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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Mile High showdown The Sox visit the Colorado Rockies this weekend at Coors Field in a battle of not-so-super flyweights.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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That stretch of victories secured him the No. 10 spot in the official UFC featherweight rankings, and a UFC Fight Night main event matchup against the No. 6 ranked Calvin Kattar in July 2020.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The Switch 2 is a featherweight by comparison, weighing 0.88 pound (1.18 pounds with the controllers attached) and standing 4.5 inches tall, 10.7 inches wide, and 0.55 inch thick.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 July 2025
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At 87 percent merino wool (blended with nylon), these are also very durable while remaining lightweight (10.3 ounces for a men's large).—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
5 July 2025
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Not only is the Switchback crazy lightweight, it's purposely designed to be as compact and low-riding as possible.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 July 2025
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Daniels is the current IBF light heavyweight champ and former IBF heavyweight titleholder.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Couture earned titles in UFC's light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions during his standout career.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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Daniel Dubois 2 Undercard Lawrence Okolie (21-1-0 with 16 knockouts) is a former WBO cruiserweight champ.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Paul earned an official WBA cruiserweight ranking after defeating the boxing legend's son over the weekend in a unanimous decision - on Wednesday.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2025
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“Bantamweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bantamweight. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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