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featherweight

Noun

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a professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds

weighs 126-139 pounds

an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds

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I don't watch a lot of featherweight fights yet some of those fights are the best fights ever. Robert Goulet

And this time, he will have longtime training partner and former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw in his corner, along with UFC featherweight veteran Cub Swanson and coaches Duane Ludwig and Joe Stevenson. Source: Internet

… Alberto Machado of Puerto Rico will defend his super featherweight title by taking on Rafael Mensah (31-0, 23 KOs) of Ghana directly underneath Munguia-Smith. Source: Internet

Holloway carried the UFC featherweight title with him that night, Volkanovski was the No. 1 ranked contender in the official UFC featherweight rankings. Source: Internet

But the UFC eventually stripped him of his featherweight gold in 2017, meaning he reigned for 18 months as champion without defending the belt and having beefed up since his 145lb run, it is unlikely he will return to the division he first made his name. Source: Internet

Other notable salaries from Bellator 238 include featherweight combatants Henry Corrales and Juan Archuleta. Source: Internet

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