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Recent Examples of featherweight
Jackson has competed a lot at featherweight, though his loss to Miller came at lightweight.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
In the co-main event, veteran featherweight Cub Swanson scraps with Billy Quarantillo.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Today, the 30-year-old Evloev is the No. 5 fighter in the official UFC featherweight rankings.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Lin Yu-ting headed to gold medal bout David K. Li
Reporting from Paris
Lin Yu-ting won her Olympic semifinal bout by unanimous decision on Wednesday night as the featherweight from Taiwan advanced to the gold medal match.
—NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
In the co-main event, veteran featherweight Cub Swanson scraps with Billy Quarantillo.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Today, the 30-year-old Evloev is the No. 5 fighter in the official UFC featherweight rankings.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Lin Yu-ting headed to gold medal bout David K. Li
Reporting from Paris
Lin Yu-ting won her Olympic semifinal bout by unanimous decision on Wednesday night as the featherweight from Taiwan advanced to the gold medal match.
—NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherweight
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Designed with travel in mind, this lightweight yet shockingly spacious pack provides ample space for all of your necessities, including features like a padded laptop compartment, a scratch-resistant glasses compartment, and easy-carry top handles.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
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On Friday, just before official weigh-ins, No. 1 contender Arman Tsarukyan pulled out of his fight against UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev due to a back injury.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Pereira captured the middleweight and light heavyweight kickboxing world titles in GLORY before transitioning his skills to the cage and switching sports to mixed martial arts.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Since then, Du Plessis is 1-0 with an August 2024 submission win over former UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The 12-episode season, which will feature men's flyweights and welterweights, will drop every Tuesday on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, starting on May 27 at 10pm ET/7pm PT.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Cejudo is the No. 7 fighter in the official UFC flyweight rankings, while Song checks in at No. 8 ahead of the UFC Seattle card.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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And, after showcasing his unique striking skills in the weight class above, Page will return to welterweight with another impressive win added to his resume after demonstrating that his striking remains among the very best in the UFC, in any weight class.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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In a monumental feat of multi-tasking, the 23-year-old junior welterweight won – via knockout, of course – the biggest fight of his career so far while also getting the attention of his dream opponents.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Orange County Register,
31 Jan. 2025
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When the new rankings drop, and with Holly Holm being released, Pérez should leap from No. 13 to No. 8 in the women’s bantamweight division.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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One day after the main event was shaken by the withdrawal of bantamweight title challenger Arman Tsarukyan due to injury, UFC 311 lost no traction in becoming the highest-grossing event in Intuit Dome’s young history and the most lucrative event the UFC has held in California.—
Brian Martin,
Orange County Register,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Featherweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweight. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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