featherweight
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Lerone Murphy says the winner of his bout with Movsar Evloev at UFC London on Saturday should be next in line to fight for the featherweight title and it "shouldn't be any other way".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Both Chefs Huang and O’Brien described the cut as “more forgiving” than white meat, which has made it popular among professional chefs and featherweight home cooks alike.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
A former featherweight champion, he earned the lightweight belt last year by knocking out Brazil's Charles Oliveira before temporarily stepping away from the sport for personal reasons.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
The featherweight bout will be professionally sanctioned under the Unified Rules of MMA with five rounds at 5 minutes each.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 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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