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Recent Examples of light heavyweight
Meanwhile, wrote Norman Mailer, in Foreman’s dressing room, one of his cornermen, former light heavyweight Archie Moore, also felt dread.
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Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Those sources say the plan is for Pereira to fight Magomed Ankalaev, the No. 1 contender in the UFC’s light heavyweight division.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
In July, Pereira followed that setback with a win over former UFC light heavyweight title holder, Jan Błachowicz, in his UFC debut at 205 pounds.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Chimaev is a naturally big guy who could probably make light heavyweight with very little problem.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Those sources say the plan is for Pereira to fight Magomed Ankalaev, the No. 1 contender in the UFC’s light heavyweight division.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
In July, Pereira followed that setback with a win over former UFC light heavyweight title holder, Jan Błachowicz, in his UFC debut at 205 pounds.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Chimaev is a naturally big guy who could probably make light heavyweight with very little problem.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light heavyweight
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Designed with travel in mind, this lightweight yet shockingly spacious pack provides ample space for all of your necessities, including features like a padded laptop compartment, a scratch-resistant glasses compartment, and easy-carry top handles.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
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On Friday, just before official weigh-ins, No. 1 contender Arman Tsarukyan pulled out of his fight against UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev due to a back injury.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Pereira captured the middleweight and light heavyweight kickboxing world titles in GLORY before transitioning his skills to the cage and switching sports to mixed martial arts.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Since then, Du Plessis is 1-0 with an August 2024 submission win over former UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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When the new rankings drop, and with Holly Holm being released, Pérez should leap from No. 13 to No. 8 in the women’s bantamweight division.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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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
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And, after showcasing his unique striking skills in the weight class above, Page will return to welterweight with another impressive win added to his resume after demonstrating that his striking remains among the very best in the UFC, in any weight class.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Orange County Register,
31 Jan. 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,
11 Jan. 2025
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In women’s flyweight, the persistent Miranda Maverick pushed her way back into the Top 15 with a unanimous decision win over Jamey-Lyn Horth.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 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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His first two title defenses were a decision win and knockout of then-UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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After a months-long tense situation between the PFL and Patricio Pitbull, the Bellator featherweight champion has been granted an unconditional release from the organization.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Light heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20heavyweight. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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