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Recent Examples of flyweight
However, in June 2024, Johnson dropped down to flyweight to face hard-charging contender Asu Almabayev.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Yankiel Rivera is a dynamic flyweight on the rise.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Muscles aching from the weight of each 55-pound projectile, the repetition, the heat, Fernandez lost track of himself, too busy to think, too scared to stop, not unlike his time in the ring up against any another flyweight.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Tatsuro Taira Tatsuro Taira (16-0) has risen up the UFC flyweight ranks fairly quickly.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Yankiel Rivera is a dynamic flyweight on the rise.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Muscles aching from the weight of each 55-pound projectile, the repetition, the heat, Fernandez lost track of himself, too busy to think, too scared to stop, not unlike his time in the ring up against any another flyweight.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Tatsuro Taira Tatsuro Taira (16-0) has risen up the UFC flyweight ranks fairly quickly.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flyweight
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De Ridder was a two-division champion with ONE, claiming titles in the middleweight and light heavyweight weight classes.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Bruno Silva Two middleweights looking for their first wins in a while face off at the top of the UFC 315 early prelims.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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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,
20 May 2025
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Mix competes in the bantamweight division, which Georgian champion Merab Dvalishvili leads.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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There has been talk of Inoue moving up to featherweight, and Leo has been mentioned as a potential opponent.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Holloway is the No. 1 fighter in the official UFC featherweight rankings.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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At the time, Edwards was the No. 3 competitor in the official UFC welterweight rankings, while Muhammad checked in at No. 13.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Before that fight, Devin Haney and Jose Ramirez face off, also at welterweight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Stay cool with clothing: Select lightweight and loose-fitting outfits for enhanced comfort.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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And if your mom is also a lightweight who can't finish a 6-ounce pour in one go, the 6-ounce size is also compatible with the small MagSlider lid ($10).—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
1 May 2025
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“Flyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyweight. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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