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Recent Examples of bantamweight
One of the late additions to the UFC 317 pay-per-view card was a bantamweight battle between Payton Talbott and Felipe Lima.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Cody Garbrandt was aggressive in the opening moments of his bantamweight bout against Raoni Barcelos.
—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
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Cody Garbrandt was aggressive in the opening moments of his bantamweight bout against Raoni Barcelos.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bantamweight
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That event will is headlined by the finals fights for the middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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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 a rare battle between undefeated super welterweights, Ireland’s 24-year-0ld undefeated rising star Callum Walsh (14-0, 11 KO) takes on second-generation KO artist and fellow undefeated standout, Fernando Vargas Jr (17-0, 15 KO).—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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In the headlining bouts the welterweight and featherweight championships are up for grabs.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Hyun Sung Park Tatsuro Taira (16-1) rose through the UFC flyweight ranks fairly quickly.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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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
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Jean Silva Diego Lopes (26-7) is the No. 2 fighter in the official UFC featherweight rankings.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Between the home crowd and his comfort level at his usual lightweight class (Holloway is up from his usual featherweight), Poirier has a few undeniable advantages.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Stay cool with clothing: Select lightweight and loose-fitting outfits for enhanced comfort.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Both pieces are made with a soft, lightweight knit that will keep you comfortable—even if the plane’s AC is blasting—and the sweater cardigan can easily be taken on or off.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 July 2025
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The Ramona Community Planning Group has joined a number of other local groups to support the renaming of the Ramona Post Office in honor of light heavyweight boxing champion Archie Moore.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Also, former light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka will battle Khalil Rountree Jr. in a fight that could steal the show.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Usyk’s résumé includes a total of 13 world title fight victories (some at cruiserweight), including two wins apiece over Fury, Joshua and Dubois.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
21 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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“Bantamweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bantamweight. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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