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Recent Examples of middleweight
Since then, Du Plessis is 1-0 with an August 2024 submission win over former UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The middleweight was hit hard by the virus, leading to multiple hospitalizations and nearly quitting the fighting game.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Two months after tapping out Gerald Meerschaert in his UFC debut, the Dutch middleweight took Riverside native Kevin Holland down early, worked some ground-and-pound and sank in a rear-naked choke to force the tap at 3:31 of the first round.
—Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
Odds and Predictions: Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov The Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov bout takes place at middleweight.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The middleweight was hit hard by the virus, leading to multiple hospitalizations and nearly quitting the fighting game.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Two months after tapping out Gerald Meerschaert in his UFC debut, the Dutch middleweight took Riverside native Kevin Holland down early, worked some ground-and-pound and sank in a rear-naked choke to force the tap at 3:31 of the first round.
—Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
Odds and Predictions: Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov The Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov bout takes place at middleweight.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middleweight
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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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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
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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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Whittaker was asked by his co-host Jonny Roses who would win if Pantoja moved up in weight to challenge Merab for his bantamweight title.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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In that contest, former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno faces recent UFC title challenger Steve Erceg.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
1 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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In the main event, former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes will battle for the vacant UFC featherweight belt.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Two very exciting featherweights in the ProBox TV Contender Series face off on Saturday night when Arnold Khegai, out of Ukraine, takes on Joet Gonzalez of California.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 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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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 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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Prochazka initially turned his attention to former champion Alex Pereira following the conclusion of UFC 313, which saw Ankalaev claim a unanimous decision victory over the Brazilian to capture the undisputed light heavyweight crown.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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Magomed Ankalaev won a less-than-thrilling fight to earn the UFC light heavyweight championship.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Middleweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middleweight. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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