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Recent Examples of flyweight
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.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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
In women’s flyweight, the persistent Miranda Maverick pushed her way back into the Top 15 with a unanimous decision win over Jamey-Lyn Horth.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
That hasn't stopped his name from coming up, as current UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja called out Johnson following his win against former Rizin champion Kai Asakura.
—James Brizuela, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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
In women’s flyweight, the persistent Miranda Maverick pushed her way back into the Top 15 with a unanimous decision win over Jamey-Lyn Horth.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
That hasn't stopped his name from coming up, as current UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja called out Johnson following his win against former Rizin champion Kai Asakura.
—James Brizuela, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flyweight
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The Russian middleweight took down the 6-foot-4 Reese (8-2) early in the round and fended off submission efforts and appeared to be working for position before unleashing a series of thunderous strikes.—
Brian Martin,
Orange County Register,
18 Jan. 2025
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Following a split decision loss to future UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in April 2018, Vettori put together a five-fight unbeaten streak.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Shevchenko won that bantamweight fight by split decision.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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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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Boxing update San Diego featherweight Julius Ballo, a former national Golden Gloves champion, withdrew from Saturday’s fight card at Sycuan Casino due to a hand injury.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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In the main event, former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski faces Diego Lopes.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Sean Brady silenced all but the biggest naysayers on Saturday, defeating former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC London.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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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.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 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,
18 Mar. 2025
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The fight card will also see the return to the UFC of featherweight veteran Jeremy Stephens, who steps up to lightweight to take on another UFC returnee, former two-division Cage Warriors champion Mason Jones.—
Simon Head,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Flyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyweight. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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