flyweight

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Recent Examples of flyweight The two flyweights went to war in an effort to capture this season’s Ultimate Fighter crown. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025 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 Mile High showdown The Sox visit the Colorado Rockies this weekend at Coors Field in a battle of not-so-super flyweights. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025 Born into poverty in the Philippines, Pacquiao became the only boxer to win world titles in eight different divisions, from flyweight to super welterweight. Jad El Reda, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for flyweight
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Noun
  • Especially when most other middleweight sportsters set you back by at least two grand more.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The North Carolina native was set to fight at middleweight against Ruziboev but tipped the scales at 190 pounds—four pounds over the non-title limit—forcing the fight to be canceled.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Shevchenko won that bantamweight fight by split decision.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • In his first two title defenses, Makhachev faced then-UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Insta360 goes the extra mile with its Go line, a series of featherweight, wearable video cameras for action and vlogging.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar led the legal comedy alongside several TV heavyweights.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And this is a classic 'High Noon' toe-to-toe showdown-at-the-corral heavyweight fight.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In that matchup, recently crowned UFC welterweight champ Jack Della Maddalena looks to stave off the charge of ex-UFC lightweight kingpin Islam Makhachev.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Fabian is the brother of former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards, who was cornering him during the fight.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In that matchup, recently crowned UFC welterweight champ Jack Della Maddalena looks to stave off the charge of ex-UFC lightweight kingpin Islam Makhachev.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Next, tweens can pick a lightweight, hypoallergenic moisturizer with a texture that appeals to them.
    Khanh T.L. Tran, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Flyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyweight. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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