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Recent Examples of light heavyweight
The main event is a title fight between Brazilian Alex Pereira (11-2-0) defending his light heavyweight championship belt against American fighter Khalil Rountree Jr. (14-5-0).
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Rudie Obias, Variety, 5 Oct. 2024
The evening’s main event features UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira against Khalil Rountree Jr.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
There’s no doubt that Jones is the best light heavyweight to ever compete for the UFC.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
His only two career losses came against the legendary Floyd Mayweather Jr. 11 years ago and in a surprise defeat against Russian Dmitry Bivol in 2022 after making the brief step up to light heavyweight.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
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Rudie Obias, Variety, 5 Oct. 2024
The evening’s main event features UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira against Khalil Rountree Jr.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
There’s no doubt that Jones is the best light heavyweight to ever compete for the UFC.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
His only two career losses came against the legendary Floyd Mayweather Jr. 11 years ago and in a surprise defeat against Russian Dmitry Bivol in 2022 after making the brief step up to light heavyweight.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light heavyweight
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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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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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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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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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Joshua won Olympic gold in 2012 at superheavyweight, then won 22 straight pro bouts and claimed three of the four major sanctioning bodies’ titles — all before his U.S. debut against Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden in June 2019.Morgan Campbell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022
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Klitschko won the Olympic gold for Ukraine in men's superheavyweight boxing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2022
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Recently, a potentially epic battle between Nate Landwehr and Doo Ho Choi was added to the card at featherweight.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Other Changes in the UFC Rankings Despite his huge third-round KO win over Max Holloway, UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria didn't rise in the promotion's pound-for-pound rankings.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Light heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20heavyweight. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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