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Recent Examples of welterweight
Super lightweight Alberto Puello vs Sandor Martin: WBC super lightweight title
Yoenis Tellez vs Julian Williams: Super welterweight
Davis Vs.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
So far, the bantamweight, women's flyweight, welterweight, and featherweight rosters have been fully revealed.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The tournament details have begun to come out, including the location, dates, and the entire welterweight class fighting in the tournament.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
So far, the bantamweight, women's flyweight, welterweight, and featherweight rosters have been fully revealed.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The tournament details have begun to come out, including the location, dates, and the entire welterweight class fighting in the tournament.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welterweight
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The Brazilian middleweight handed Petrosyan a second-round submission defeat via a slick armbar.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The middleweight was hit hard by the virus, leading to multiple hospitalizations and nearly quitting the fighting game.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The likely co-main event will see Julianna Peña defend her women’s bantamweight title against former PFL women’s featherweight champion and Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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In a bantamweight bout, Da’Mon Blackshear faced Cody Gibson.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The 145-pound scrap will crown the next UFC featherweight champion.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Take Bryce Mitchell, for instance, a 30-year-old UFC featherweight star from Arkansas.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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Another change is that eight weight divisions are competing rather than six: heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight bantamweight, and women's flyweight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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However, in June 2024, Johnson dropped down to flyweight to face hard-charging contender Asu Almabayev.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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After knocking out Charles Jourdain in late June, the 27-year-old moved up to lightweight to face hard-hitting Drew Dober on the main card of UFC Denver.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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These lightweight, unisex glasses come in four different shades and provide polarization as well as 100 percent UVA and UVB protection.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 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 19 Apr. 2025.
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