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Recent Examples of welterweight
One of the best welterweight fighters not currently signed to the UFC returns to action looking to put himself in the frame for his first shot in the Octagon.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Lauren Price scored a unanimous points victory over Natasha Jonas inside a raucous Royal Albert Hall on Friday night to become the unified welterweight champion and hold the WBC, IBF and WBA welterweight world titles.
—Sarah Shephard, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
Super lightweight Alberto Puello vs Sandor Martin: WBC super lightweight title
Yoenis Tellez vs Julian Williams: Super welterweight
Davis Vs.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
So far, the bantamweight, women's flyweight, welterweight, and featherweight rosters have been fully revealed.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Lauren Price scored a unanimous points victory over Natasha Jonas inside a raucous Royal Albert Hall on Friday night to become the unified welterweight champion and hold the WBC, IBF and WBA welterweight world titles.
—Sarah Shephard, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
Super lightweight Alberto Puello vs Sandor Martin: WBC super lightweight title
Yoenis Tellez vs Julian Williams: Super welterweight
Davis Vs.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
So far, the bantamweight, women's flyweight, welterweight, and featherweight rosters have been fully revealed.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welterweight
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Another change is that eight weight divisions are competing rather than six: heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight bantamweight, and women's flyweight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Brazilian middleweight handed Petrosyan a second-round submission defeat via a slick armbar.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Shevchenko won that bantamweight fight by split decision.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In the bantamweight main event, Song Yadong defeated former two-division champion Henry Cejudo via technical decision after an eye poke left Cejudo unable to continue.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The 145-pound scrap will crown the next UFC featherweight champion.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Take Bryce Mitchell, for instance, a 30-year-old UFC featherweight star from Arkansas.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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Another change is that eight weight divisions are competing rather than six: heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight bantamweight, and women's flyweight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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However, in June 2024, Johnson dropped down to flyweight to face hard-charging contender Asu Almabayev.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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After knocking out Charles Jourdain in late June, the 27-year-old moved up to lightweight to face hard-hitting Drew Dober on the main card of UFC Denver.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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These lightweight, unisex glasses come in four different shades and provide polarization as well as 100 percent UVA and UVB protection.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2025
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The former undisputed cruiserweight champion weighed 223 pounds for the first fight.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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At cruiserweight, the underrated Gilberto Ramirez jumped from fourth to second after his beatdown of Chris Billam-Smith in November.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Welterweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welterweight. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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