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Recent Examples of featherweight
The 145-pound scrap will crown the next UFC featherweight champion.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Jean Silva Bryce Mitchell (17-2) was 9-0 and coming off a defense of the V3 Fights featherweight title when Mitchell appeared on The Ultimate Fighter reality show.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The winner of that contest takes home the vacant UFC featherweight title.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The winner of that contest will leave the arena as the UFC featherweight champion.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Jean Silva Bryce Mitchell (17-2) was 9-0 and coming off a defense of the V3 Fights featherweight title when Mitchell appeared on The Ultimate Fighter reality show.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The winner of that contest takes home the vacant UFC featherweight title.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The winner of that contest will leave the arena as the UFC featherweight champion.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherweight
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For right now, a Studio Nicholson trench coat that fit even better IRL, and a lightweight knit from Aurelee acted as perfect foil for weather that’s still in limbo.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2025
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Crocs continues to be a popular brand for comfortable shoes thanks to the iconic cushy foam that makes its footwear lightweight and easy to clean.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2025
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Bruno Silva Two middleweights looking for their first wins in a while face off at the top of the UFC 315 early prelims.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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William Scull Main Event: Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull: Super middleweight, for the undisputed title Canelo Alvarez Vs.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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In the co-main event of UFC 317, UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja will defend his title against Kai Kara-France.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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In the main event of the UFC Des Moines fight card, former interim UFC bantamweight title challenger Cory Sandhagen faced ex-UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo in a 135-pound matchup.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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At the time, Edwards was the No. 3 competitor in the official UFC welterweight rankings, while Muhammad checked in at No. 13.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Before that fight, Devin Haney and Jose Ramirez face off, also at welterweight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Originally, Aldo and Zahabi were supposed to fight at bantamweight, but due to the weight-cut issues, the UFC was forced to pivot or cancel the fight.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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In the years that led him to Olympic fame in London, the lightweight known as ‘Cool Hand Luke’ had won gold at the 2008 European Championships and silver at the 2011 Worlds, both at bantamweight, with his slick, accomplished style.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Featherweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweight. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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