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bantamweight

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Definition of bantamweight

as in middleweight

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Recent Examples of bantamweight 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 Rousey became the most famous woman in the history of mixed martial arts, won and lost the UFC bantamweight title, retired, joined the WWE, retired again. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bantamweight

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Noun

The fight was Whittaker’s light heavyweight debut after a championship run at middleweight.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Even though the press material calls it a middleweight, my motorcycle brain refuses to do the same.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 May 2026

Definition of middleweight

Noun

An independent review of the scoring in Manny Pacquiao’s contentious WBO welterweight world title loss to Jeff Horn confirms the outcome in favor of the Australian.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon at UFC 329, headlining against Max Holloway in a welterweight rematch.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of welterweight

Noun

During his initial run with the promotion, Horiguchi was 7-1 with his only loss being an April 2015 submission setback to then-flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC 186.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
That’s not to forget the only women’s fight of the evening as flyweights Maycee Barber and Karine Silva face off, with the former hoping to extend a six-win streak after more than 18 months out following serious health problems.

— Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025

Definition of flyweight

Noun

In the evening’s main event, McGregor faces ex-UFC featherweight titleholder Max Holloway in a rematch of their 2013 bout at 145 pounds.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Just a year after the company's first foray into motocross bikes, Ducati has unveiled the Desmo250 MX, a fire-breathing featherweight built to dominate tracks with possibly the highest revving engine in its class.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 June 2026

Definition of featherweight

Noun

This comes after index heavyweight SK Hynix sank over 10% in Asian trade.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Its Virginia Payload Module gives it a large and well-defined cruise-missile capacity, while its torpedo tubes can launch Mk 48 heavyweight torpedoes.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

Definition of heavyweight

Noun

Soundcore Noise Cancelling Earbuds Deal The lightweight Soundcore Space A40 earbuds feature an advanced adaptive ANC system that automatically blocks up to 98% of distracting external ambient noise.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026
Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing and seek shade whenever possible.

— Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 12 July 2026

Definition of lightweight

Noun

The card, which was headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between then-champion Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka, drew a live gate of $15,909,243.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
In the co-main event, French heavyweight Ciryl Gane vanquished Brazilian star Alex Pereira by knocking out the former light heavyweight and middleweight champion in the second round.

— Mark Puleo, New York Times, 15 June 2026

Definition of light heavyweight

Noun

Three championships changed hands with the crowning of new AAA Latin American, cruiserweight and world tag team champions.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
In the co-main event, undefeated cruiserweight Robin Safar (19-0, 13 KOs) will be fighting for the WBC Silver cruiserweight title against Argentine fighter Yamil Peralta (18-1-1, 10 KOs) in a 12-round bout.

— Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 22 May 2026

Definition of cruiserweight

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