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Recent Examples of featherweight
Holloway is the No. 1 fighter in the official UFC featherweight rankings.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Volkanovski’s 11-fight winning run between November 2016 and July 2022 is the second-longest UFC featherweight winning streak.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Prince Naseem Hamed, the multi-time world champion featherweight who graced boxing with his presence in the 1990s, wrote the book on showboating.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Despite his fan-friendly style and resilience, Matthews became another example of how tough the UFC featherweight division can be on newcomers.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Volkanovski’s 11-fight winning run between November 2016 and July 2022 is the second-longest UFC featherweight winning streak.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Prince Naseem Hamed, the multi-time world champion featherweight who graced boxing with his presence in the 1990s, wrote the book on showboating.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Despite his fan-friendly style and resilience, Matthews became another example of how tough the UFC featherweight division can be on newcomers.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherweight
Noun
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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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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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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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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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Also on the main card is the only ranked fight of the night: a women’s bantamweight bout between No. 10 Karol Rosa of Brazil and No. 12 Nora Cornolle of France.—
Aaron Tolentino,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Freire also dropped to bantamweight for a 2023 title shot against Sergio Pettis.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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“Featherweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweight. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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