bantamweight

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Recent Examples of bantamweight 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 This measure seems most helpful at women’s bantamweight, men’s lightweight, men’s middleweight, and men’s light heavyweight, where there are either larger gaps between divisions in the UFC or, in the case of the women’s bantamweight division, no higher weight class to fit into. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 The undisputed lightweight title is on the line as champion Islam Makhachev faces familiar foe Arman Tsarukyan in a rematch, while bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili will look to defend his title against Umar Nurmagomedov. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 Yi bantamweight Buhuoyouga began training in boxing, weightlifting, and wrestling in his early teens, eventually winning China’s National Wrestling Championship. Charlie Campbell, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bantamweight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bantamweight
Noun
  • 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
  • In the evening’s middleweight co-main event, Cody Brundage faces Julian Marquez.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Magomed Ankalaev won a less-than-thrilling fight to earn the UFC light heavyweight championship.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The former undisputed cruiserweight champion weighed 223 pounds for the first fight.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • 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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“Bantamweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bantamweight. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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