How to Use light heavyweight in a Sentence

light heavyweight

noun
  • There’s no doubt that Jones is the best light heavyweight to ever compete for the UFC.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Anders is 4-3 as a middleweight and 1-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 17 May 2020
  • Anders is 4-4 as a middleweight and 2-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 20 May 2022
  • Anders is 4-5 as a middleweight and 2-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 21 May 2022
  • Anders is 4-4 as a middleweight and 2-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 11 Dec. 2021
  • Anders is 4-2 as a middleweight and 1-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Anders is 4-3 as a middleweight and 2-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 13 June 2021
  • Anders is 5-5 as a middleweight and 2-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Anders is 4-5 as a middleweight and 2-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Magomed Ankalaev won a less-than-thrilling fight to earn the UFC light heavyweight championship.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The end came via ground-and-pound punches just 32 seconds into the second round of the light heavyweight bout.
    — Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Anders has fought as a light heavyweight and must cut weight to reach the 185-pound middleweight limit.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 14 Nov. 2020
  • The current light heavyweight won the first 13 fights of his career, winning the UFC middleweight title in the process.
    — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Or a super-fight could be in the works if light heavyweight champ Jon Jones decides to move up to heavyweight.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 18 Aug. 2019
  • The average output for a light heavyweight is 52 punches, which is on par with what George did in the fight.
    — Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 30 July 2020
  • The light heavyweight division is one of the most competitive in the UFC.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 10 July 2021
  • The main event is a light heavyweight title fight between Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill.
    — Catena Media, oregonlive, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Anders has worked as a light heavyweight in his previous two fights.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Blachowicz has fought against a who's who of the light heavyweight division.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Alvarez, meanwhile, is looking to bounce back from a stunning loss to Dmitry Bivol in a failed move up to light heavyweight.
    — cleveland, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Santos has all the tools to rule the light heavyweight division moving forward.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Another question is whether the fight would be fought at heavyweight or light heavyweight.
    — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Now, the light heavyweight has divulged his retirement plans to Ariel Helwani.
    — Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The event will be headlined by a bout between Jon Jones and Thiago Santos for the light heavyweight title.
    — Allen Kim, CNN, 3 July 2019
  • The fight will unfold during a maximum of eight rounds at two minutes each at the light heavyweight limit.
    — Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2021
  • The week of his light heavyweight championship fight last October, he was said to have stayed in bed 20 hours a day to get maximum rest.
    — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022
  • Both fighters believe this could be a stepping stone to landing a shot at Jon Jones and the light heavyweight championship.
    — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • After establishing himself as one of the world's best light heavyweights, the Russian wants to make a mark as a heavyweight.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Jones relinquished his light heavyweight belt last year and began putting on muscle for a move up to heavyweight.
    — Greg Beacham, ajc, 28 Mar. 2021
  • The two men first met for the undisputed light heavyweight championship in October 2024.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025

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