featherweight
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Moving up to featherweight is an option, but the division lacks household names and a jump to super-featherweight is likely a step too far.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Murphy is ranked third in UFC's featherweight rankings and is likely to need a landmark win over a high-ranked opponent to put himself back in the title picture.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 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
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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