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featherweight

[feth-er-weyt] / ˈfɛð ərˌweɪt /










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The fight with Holloway is a rematch of their featherweight bout in 2013, which McGregor won on points.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The bout was scheduled for five rounds in the featherweight division.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

McGregor was the UFC's first simultaneous two-weight world champion after winning titles at featherweight in 2015 and lightweight in 2016, but his career has been dogged by controversy in recent years.

From BBC • May 17, 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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