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Recent Examples of featherweight
Take Bryce Mitchell, for instance, a 30-year-old UFC featherweight star from Arkansas.
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Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
The 145-pound scrap will crown the next UFC featherweight champion.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Jean Silva Bryce Mitchell (17-2) was 9-0 and coming off a defense of the V3 Fights featherweight title when Mitchell appeared on The Ultimate Fighter reality show.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The winner of that contest takes home the vacant UFC featherweight title.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
The 145-pound scrap will crown the next UFC featherweight champion.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Jean Silva Bryce Mitchell (17-2) was 9-0 and coming off a defense of the V3 Fights featherweight title when Mitchell appeared on The Ultimate Fighter reality show.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The winner of that contest takes home the vacant UFC featherweight title.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherweight
Noun
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Stay cool with clothing: Select lightweight and loose-fitting outfits for enhanced comfort.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
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Keep scrolling for more of our favorite lightweight and cooling quilts and comforters from Amazon, starting at $30.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 May 2025
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The two middleweights face off in Newark on the pay-per-view portion of the UFC 316 fight card.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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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
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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
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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
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Gastelum dropped to welterweight for his next UFC fight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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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
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Pena, sitting at No. 3 in the women’s bantamweight rankings, earned a shot at Amanda Nunes and her bantamweight title in December 2021.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Mix competes in the bantamweight division, which Georgian champion Merab Dvalishvili leads.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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“Featherweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweight. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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