How to Use light heavyweight in a Sentence

light heavyweight

noun

• Anders is 4-3 as a middleweight and 1-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 17 May 2020
• Anders is 4-5 as a middleweight and 2-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 21 May 2022
• Anders is 4-2 as a middleweight and 1-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 19 Feb. 2020
• Anders is 4-5 as a middleweight and 2-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 3 Dec. 2022
• Anders is 4-4 as a middleweight and 2-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 20 May 2022
• Anders is 5-5 as a middleweight and 2-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 3 Dec. 2022
• Anders is 4-3 as a middleweight and 2-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 13 June 2021
• 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 | [e-mail], 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 | [e-mail], al, 20 Aug. 2019
• 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
• 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
• Prochazka has won 13 straight fights to become the No. 2-ranked contender in the light heavyweight division.
  — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 10 June 2022
• Sims currently is the undefeated light heavyweight champ with a record of 14-0.
  — Maureen C. Gilmer, Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2017
• Jones vacated the light heavyweight belt in 2020 to transition to heavyweight.
  — Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2023
• Now the light heavyweight is trying to stay fit jumping rope, running suicides on his block near Dallas, and holding planks.
  — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
• In 2015, he was stripped of his light heavyweight championship following his arrest in connection with a hit-and-run crash that injured a pregnant woman.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
• Laila retired from the sport in 2007 as an undefeated super middleweight and light heavyweight champion.
  — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024