featherweight
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The bout was scheduled for five rounds in the featherweight division.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
In 2009, Carano fought Cris Cyborg for the inaugural Strikeforce featherweight title in a bout which represented the first time two women had headlined an event in a major MMA promotion.
From BBC • May 16, 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
Much of the buzz has centered on the featherweight, carbon-fiber plated Adidas running shoes both Sawe and Kejelcha wore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 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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