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Recent Examples of featherweight
Ten days before fighting on an unprecedented card Saturday in the first sporting event at the Sphere in Las Vegas, the South Bay featherweight can also get away for some quality time with his two sons at Redondo Beach.
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Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
Ortega enters the Noche UFC fight card as the No. 3 fighter in the official UFC featherweight rankings.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
As a fan of buildable beauty products, Williams’s original lip combination (think: her look at the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony) layered their rich brown matte lipstick with the rosy nude featherweight.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 30 Aug. 2024
Lin is expected to fight for gold against Poland’s Julia Szeremeta in women’s featherweight.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
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Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
Ortega enters the Noche UFC fight card as the No. 3 fighter in the official UFC featherweight rankings.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
As a fan of buildable beauty products, Williams’s original lip combination (think: her look at the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony) layered their rich brown matte lipstick with the rosy nude featherweight.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 30 Aug. 2024
Lin is expected to fight for gold against Poland’s Julia Szeremeta in women’s featherweight.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherweight
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Even more so than his loss was his ability to hang with one of the best lightweights in the game.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Max Holloway’s Plans Holloway said his plan is to compete as a lightweight in the summer of 2025.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Again, the current climate in the UFC isn't all that friendly to 34-year-old middleweights who've yet to rise to star level with the promotion who find themselves on a three-fight skid.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The undefeated middleweight meets Armen Petrosyan in the UFC 308 PPV opener.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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In the main event, former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno faces Amir Albazi.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The 32-year-old is coming off a February split-decision victory over two-time UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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Muhammad was set to make the first defense of his UFC welterweight championship against No. 3 Shavkhat Rakmonov.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The top of the UFC 310 card is a work in progress as the promotion is still seemingly looking for an opponent to replace welterweight champion Belal Muhammad, who is out with a bone infection in his toe.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Charles Jourdain had an uber-successful debut in the men's bantamweight division.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Despite being 38 years old, Aldo still looks like one of the top bantamweights in the world.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Featherweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweight. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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