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Recent Examples of middleweight
Heavyweights eat the middleweights, who turn around and gobble up the lightweights — college football’s new circle of life.
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2024
He’ll be joined at the announcer’s table by former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and former UFC men’s bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Adesanya, who is the No. 2 fighter in the official UFC middleweight rankings, has not stepped into the Octagon since dropping the title to Strickland in a one-sided unanimous decision loss in September at UFC 293.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
One of the ur-dogs of the planet, a dingo/jackal/hound, a traveler-in-packs, a sharp-witted middleweight, a superfast runner, beaky, brainy, built for the Great Unraveling, for broken cities and despairing populations.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2024
He’ll be joined at the announcer’s table by former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and former UFC men’s bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Adesanya, who is the No. 2 fighter in the official UFC middleweight rankings, has not stepped into the Octagon since dropping the title to Strickland in a one-sided unanimous decision loss in September at UFC 293.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
One of the ur-dogs of the planet, a dingo/jackal/hound, a traveler-in-packs, a sharp-witted middleweight, a superfast runner, beaky, brainy, built for the Great Unraveling, for broken cities and despairing populations.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middleweight
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Muhammad was set to make the first defense of his UFC welterweight championship against No. 3 Shavkhat Rakmonov.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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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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Charles Jourdain had an uber-successful debut in the men's bantamweight division.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Despite being 38 years old, Aldo still looks like one of the top bantamweights in the world.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Figueiredo is undefeated since moving up from flyweight to 135 pounds.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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It's been an improbable, rocky journey from flyweight to middleweight to heavyweight.Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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Yan won the vacant UFC bantamweight belt by trouncing former UFC featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo in July 2020.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recently, a potentially epic battle between Nate Landwehr and Doo Ho Choi was added to the card at featherweight.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Even more so than his loss was his ability to hang with one of the best lightweights in the game.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Max Holloway’s Plans Holloway said his plan is to compete as a lightweight in the summer of 2025.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Paul-Perry will be an eight-round boxing match at cruiserweight, with both fighters using 10-ounce gloves.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024
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The champion exited retirement in 2023 to fight Anthony Pettis in a cruiserweight boxing match, which Pettis won.Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 25 June 2024
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There are also rumors the UFC could look to add a new main event featuring Alex Pereira defending his light heavyweight title against Magomed Ankalaev.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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This fight marked his return after a three-year hiatus and his debut in the heavyweight division, adding to his legacy as a record-holding light heavyweight champion with 14 title defenses.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Middleweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middleweight. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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