: a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 112 pounds compare bantamweight
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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.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Weili would like to move up to flyweight to challenge the winner of the upcoming championship fight between titleholder Valentina Shevchenko and Manon Fiorot on May 10 at UFC 315 in Montreal.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
In that contest, former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno faces recent UFC title challenger Steve Erceg.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Mar. 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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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Weili would like to move up to flyweight to challenge the winner of the upcoming championship fight between titleholder Valentina Shevchenko and Manon Fiorot on May 10 at UFC 315 in Montreal.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
In that contest, former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno faces recent UFC title challenger Steve Erceg.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Mar. 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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“Flyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flyweight. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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flyweight
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fly·weight
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: a boxer in a weight division having an upper limit of 112 pounds
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