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lightweight

[lahyt-weyt] / ˈlaɪtˌweɪt /


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Undisputed lightweight champion Ilia Topuria will face off against current interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje in the main event, which is billed as a five-round title unification battle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The show is headlined by a unification bout between Georgian-Spanish lightweight champion Ilia Topuria and American interim title holder Justin Gaethje.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Fighters Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje will top the bill of six fights in a lightweight championship clash, the UFC announced in March.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

In this North Carolina town, Shibumis, lightweight shade structures that flap in the wind like giant flags flown horizontally, are everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

“Can’t you feel how lightweight we are, Marie? You can move by hardly twitching a muscle!”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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