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Taekwondo — The men’s Olympic featherweight (68kg/150 lbs) medal rounds are at 2:19 p.m. ET and 8:19 p.m.
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Sean Nevin, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
Highlights: Upper Management is one of Mexico's most prominent MMA companies, representing some of the biggest professional MMA fighters in Mexico including former interim UFC featherweight Champion Yair Rodriguez.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
McGregor, the former featherweight and lightweight champion, boasts just one win — a first-round TKO of Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 — in nearly eight years.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 June 2024
Upper Management boasts a roster of top-tier talent, including renowned fighters such as Yair Rodriguez, former interim UFC featherweight Champion, Daniel Zellhuber, Ronaldo Rodriguez, Manuel Torres, Ignacio Bahamondes and Eric Silva.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
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Sean Nevin, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
Highlights: Upper Management is one of Mexico's most prominent MMA companies, representing some of the biggest professional MMA fighters in Mexico including former interim UFC featherweight Champion Yair Rodriguez.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
McGregor, the former featherweight and lightweight champion, boasts just one win — a first-round TKO of Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 — in nearly eight years.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 June 2024
Upper Management boasts a roster of top-tier talent, including renowned fighters such as Yair Rodriguez, former interim UFC featherweight Champion, Daniel Zellhuber, Ronaldo Rodriguez, Manuel Torres, Ignacio Bahamondes and Eric Silva.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
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“Featherweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweight. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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