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Recent Examples of bantamweight
Kayla Harrison is fighting for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship Saturday night at UFC 316.
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Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
Pena, sitting at No. 3 in the women’s bantamweight rankings, earned a shot at Amanda Nunes and her bantamweight title in December 2021.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Mix competes in the bantamweight division, which Georgian champion Merab Dvalishvili leads.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Originally, Aldo and Zahabi were supposed to fight at bantamweight, but due to the weight-cut issues, the UFC was forced to pivot or cancel the fight.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
Pena, sitting at No. 3 in the women’s bantamweight rankings, earned a shot at Amanda Nunes and her bantamweight title in December 2021.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Mix competes in the bantamweight division, which Georgian champion Merab Dvalishvili leads.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Originally, Aldo and Zahabi were supposed to fight at bantamweight, but due to the weight-cut issues, the UFC was forced to pivot or cancel the fight.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bantamweight
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In his first title defense Du Plessis picked up an August 2024 submission win over former UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Renier de Ridder Whittaker (26-8) is the No. 5 fighter in the official UFC middleweight rankings.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Cameron began collecting light welterweight belts in 2020.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Now Curiel wants to fight Rolando Romero, the WBA welterweight champion who most recently beat Ryan Garcia by unanimous decision in May.—
Jad El Reda,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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The division is seemingly ready for a change, as Weili Zhang looks poised to make the jump to flyweight sometime soon.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Mile High showdown The Sox visit the Colorado Rockies this weekend at Coors Field in a battle of not-so-super flyweights.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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That stretch of victories secured him the No. 10 spot in the official UFC featherweight rankings, and a UFC Fight Night main event matchup against the No. 6 ranked Calvin Kattar in July 2020.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The Switch 2 is a featherweight by comparison, weighing 0.88 pound (1.18 pounds with the controllers attached) and standing 4.5 inches tall, 10.7 inches wide, and 0.55 inch thick.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 July 2025
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Shoppers can’t stop raving about this lightweight yet nourishing moisturizer.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Lightweight Bedding Deals from Anthropologie Fresh, elevated, and lightweight are a few ways satisfied customers describe the Zina Cotton Embroidered Woven Quilt.—
Isabella Milano,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2025
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Couture earned titles in UFC's light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions during his standout career.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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Couture went on to become a mixed martial arts superstar, becoming a six-time UFC champion in the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions and was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame in 2006.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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Paul earned an official WBA cruiserweight ranking after defeating the boxing legend's son over the weekend in a unanimous decision - on Wednesday.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2025
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With his win over Chavez, the 28-year-old Paul is eligible to be ranked at cruiserweight by the WBC.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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“Bantamweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bantamweight. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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