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Recent Examples of welterweight
In a monumental feat of multi-tasking, the 23-year-old junior welterweight won – via knockout, of course – the biggest fight of his career so far while also getting the attention of his dream opponents.
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Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2025
After the Woodley fight was canceled, Edwards wanted to fight Jorge Masvidal, someone ranked ahead of him or for the UFC welterweight crown.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Andre Berto Porsha Berto's husband is Andre Berto, a professional boxer who is a two-time welterweight world champion and Olympian.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Gradually Move Toward Signing Significant Talents Expect undefeated super welterweight Callum Walsh to be a part of the debut roster.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2025
After the Woodley fight was canceled, Edwards wanted to fight Jorge Masvidal, someone ranked ahead of him or for the UFC welterweight crown.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Andre Berto Porsha Berto's husband is Andre Berto, a professional boxer who is a two-time welterweight world champion and Olympian.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Gradually Move Toward Signing Significant Talents Expect undefeated super welterweight Callum Walsh to be a part of the debut roster.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welterweight
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In the evening’s middleweight co-main event, Cody Brundage faces Julian Marquez.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Brazilian captured kickboxing world titles at middleweight and light heavyweight with GLORY Kickboxing, then switched to MMA and won UFC championships at middleweight and light heavyweight to become a two-sport, two-division world champion.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 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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Rodriguez dropped a title fight to then-UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski by TKO in July 2023.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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To add to the excitement, the organization has also dropped the full rosters of two of the weight classes: welterweight and featherweight.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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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
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Also, Holloway is making his permanent move to lightweight, and this rematch could be a surprise hit for the UFC.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Most base layers will be in the 160-grams-per-square-meter (lightweight) to 260-gsm range (heavyweight or expedition weight).—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 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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“Welterweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welterweight. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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