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Recent Examples of middleweight
The Brazilian captured kickboxing world titles at middleweight and light heavyweight with GLORY Kickboxing, then switched to MMA and won UFC championships at middleweight and light heavyweight to become a two-sport, two-division world champion.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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
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
Since then, Du Plessis is 1-0 with an August 2024 submission win over former UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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
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
Since then, Du Plessis is 1-0 with an August 2024 submission win over former UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middleweight
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Sean Brady silenced The O2 Arena by submitting former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards in the fourth round at UFC London to put himself front and center in the 170-pound championship picture.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
23 Mar. 2025
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Sean Brady silenced all but the biggest naysayers on Saturday, defeating former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC London.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 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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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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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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This lightweight, non-greasy oil blend is formulated to soften and hydrate both hair and skin.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Experts say that maintaining the material’s signature qualities such as its scratch resistance, hypoallergenic properties and lightweight feel while also perfecting a new color is tricky.—
Roberta Naas,
New York Times,
7 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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That result was a unanimous decision win for the fighter who many thought would use his wrestling to try to unseat Pereira from the top of the UFC light heavyweight division.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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In the main event, Alex Pereira puts his UFC light heavyweight title on the line against the man who many believe will be the champ’s biggest test, Magomed Ankalaev.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Middleweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middleweight. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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