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Recent Examples of middleweight
The two middleweights face off in Newark on the pay-per-view portion of the UFC 316 fight card.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Nevertheless, McCallum won world titles at super welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
De Ridder was a two-division champion with ONE, claiming titles in the middleweight and light heavyweight weight classes.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Nevertheless, McCallum won world titles at super welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
De Ridder was a two-division champion with ONE, claiming titles in the middleweight and light heavyweight weight classes.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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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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
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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
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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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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
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The division is seemingly ready for a change, as Weili Zhang looks poised to make the jump to flyweight sometime soon.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Daniel Dubois 2 Undercard Lawrence Okolie (21-1-0 with 16 knockouts) is a former WBO cruiserweight champ.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Paul earned an official WBA cruiserweight ranking after defeating the boxing legend's son over the weekend in a unanimous decision - on Wednesday.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2025
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Daniels is the current IBF light heavyweight champ and former IBF heavyweight titleholder.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Couture earned titles in UFC's light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions during his standout career.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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“Middleweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middleweight. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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