flyweight

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Recent Examples of flyweight In May, Sandhagen rebounded from his loss to Nurmagomedov with a TKO win over former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 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 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 This most recent wave of releases affected multiple fighters across lighter divisions, which are traditionally the most talent-rich divisions in the sport–besides flyweight. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flyweight
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Noun
  • 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
  • In his first title defense Du Plessis picked up an August 2024 submission win over former UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Freire also dropped to bantamweight for a 2023 title shot against Sergio Pettis.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • Johnson bounced back from that setback with a May 2024 majority decision win over Nina Hughes to win the WBA bantamweight belt.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • That stretch of victories secured him the No. 10 spot in the official UFC featherweight rankings, and a UFC Fight Night main event matchup against the No. 6 ranked Calvin Kattar in July 2020.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • The Switch 2 is a featherweight by comparison, weighing 0.88 pound (1.18 pounds with the controllers attached) and standing 4.5 inches tall, 10.7 inches wide, and 0.55 inch thick.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • The main card features a number of other fantastic matchups, including a middleweight bout between Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov as well as a welterweight fight between Kevin Holland and Daniel Rodriguez.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
  • At the time of that scrap, Magny was the No. 13 fighter in the UFC’s welterweight division, while Rodriguez was No. 14.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • At 87 percent merino wool (blended with nylon), these are also very durable while remaining lightweight (10.3 ounces for a men's large).
    Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 5 July 2025
  • Not only is the Switchback crazy lightweight, it's purposely designed to be as compact and low-riding as possible.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2025

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“Flyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyweight. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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