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Recent Examples of welterweight
The headlining bout is a high-stakes welterweight matchup between former interim champion Colby Covington and rising 170-pounder Joaquin Buckley.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The winner of that welterweight tournament at worlds?
—Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Muhammad was set to make the first defense of his UFC welterweight championship against No. 3 Shavkhat Rakmonov.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The winner of that welterweight tournament at worlds?
—Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Muhammad was set to make the first defense of his UFC welterweight championship against No. 3 Shavkhat Rakmonov.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welterweight
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Odds and Predictions: Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov The Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov bout takes place at middleweight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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The main event will feature former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya taking on Nassourdine Imavov.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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This measure seems most helpful at women’s bantamweight, men’s lightweight, men’s middleweight, and men’s light heavyweight, where there are either larger gaps between divisions in the UFC or, in the case of the women’s bantamweight division, no higher weight class to fit into.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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The undisputed lightweight title is on the line as champion Islam Makhachev faces familiar foe Arman Tsarukyan in a rematch, while bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili will look to defend his title against Umar Nurmagomedov.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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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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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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After McGregor destroyed Jose Aldo in 13 seconds to win the title and then moved up to lightweight, Aldo beat Frankie Edgar for the interim championship seven months later.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Many users found the machine-washable blanket lightweight yet warm.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
3 Jan. 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 22 Jan. 2025.
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