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Recent Examples of featherweight
Saturday's card will be headlined by featherweights Diego Lopes and Jean Silva, as Lopes looks to earn another crack at the title, and Silva looks to pick up the biggest win of his career.
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Evan Bell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Sep. 2025
Ortega was scheduled to face Aljamain Sterling in a 145-pound featherweight bout at UFC Shanghai, but it was moved to a catchweight of 153 pounds after both fighters missed weight.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Raw, featherweight, and aurally indulgent, the Sunbeam Tiger expresses the very best of British-American sports cars.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
The bout, originally scheduled for featherweight, will be contested at lightweight after Ortega reportedly struggled to make 146 pounds.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
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Evan Bell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Sep. 2025
Ortega was scheduled to face Aljamain Sterling in a 145-pound featherweight bout at UFC Shanghai, but it was moved to a catchweight of 153 pounds after both fighters missed weight.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Raw, featherweight, and aurally indulgent, the Sunbeam Tiger expresses the very best of British-American sports cars.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
The bout, originally scheduled for featherweight, will be contested at lightweight after Ortega reportedly struggled to make 146 pounds.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherweight
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This is the ultimate lightweight, seamless thong that lasts for years of wear.—
Abby Morgan Lebet,
InStyle,
22 Jan. 2026
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In that matchup, former interim UFC lightweight titleholder Justin Gaethje faces Paddy Pimblett for the interim 155-pound belt.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Beckham responded with dignified simplicity placing herself in the public lens alongside industry heavyweights like Anna Wintour.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The cohort is also backed by industry heavyweights; last year’s fashion allies included Lululemon and Saks Global while program partners included HSBC and SAP.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Big 12 is a league of middleweights and fine margins.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Nov. 2025
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Ortiz is the interim WBC junior middleweight (154-pound) champion.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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The two flyweights went to war in an effort to capture this season’s Ultimate Fighter crown.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 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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Injuries derailed that plan, and he's seemingly taken a backseat as the welterweight division moves on.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2025
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Makhachev headlined the welterweight title bout against Jack Della Maddalena.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
16 Nov. 2025
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Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 This weekend’s UFC 323 in Las Vegas is headlined by a blockbuster rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan for the bantamweight title.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Dec. 2025
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In the co-main event, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison (19-1-0) puts her title on the line against UFC Hall of Famer and former two-division champion Amanda Nunes (23-5-0).—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
27 Nov. 2025
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“Featherweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweight. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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