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featherweight

[feth-er-weyt] / ˈfɛð ərˌweɪt /










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Holloway made his name at featherweight, becoming champion and dominating the division with a record-setting 13-fight win streak.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Topuria won the UFC featherweight championship by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski in February 2024.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

On Saturday, the 39-year-old is set to end a 10-year retirement from MMA when she faces fellow American Gina Carano in a featherweight bout at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

From BBC May 15, 2026

Case in point: the featherweight quilted Celestia jacket with a highly reflective shell that, according to the designer, “comes alive with motion.”

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

What Cavendish was trying to do was measure gravity at this extremely featherweight level.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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