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Recent Examples of welterweight
In that matchup, recently crowned UFC welterweight champ Jack Della Maddalena looks to stave off the charge of ex-UFC lightweight kingpin Islam Makhachev.
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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
Now Curiel wants to fight Rolando Romero, the WBA welterweight champion who most recently beat Ryan Garcia by unanimous decision in May.
—Jad El Reda, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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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
Now Curiel wants to fight Rolando Romero, the WBA welterweight champion who most recently beat Ryan Garcia by unanimous decision in May.
—Jad El Reda, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welterweight
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Especially when most other middleweight sportsters set you back by at least two grand more.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Aug. 2025
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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
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Shevchenko won that bantamweight fight by split decision.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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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
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Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar led the legal comedy alongside several TV heavyweights.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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And this is a classic 'High Noon' toe-to-toe showdown-at-the-corral heavyweight fight.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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In his first two title defenses, Makhachev faced then-UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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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
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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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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
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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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The matchup marks a major escalation in competition for Paul (12-1, seven KOs), who turned professional in 2020 and entered the WBA’s cruiserweight rankings at No. 14 in July.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Hopefully, this is the last big-money distraction from what should be Paul’s proving ground as a cruiserweight, light heavyweight or even heavyweight pro.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Welterweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welterweight. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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