bantamweight
noun
ban·tam·weight
ˈban-təm-ˌwāt 
: a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 118 pounds for professionals and 119 pounds for amateurs compare featherweight, flyweight
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Rousey became the most famous woman in the history of mixed martial arts, won and lost the UFC bantamweight title, retired, joined the WWE, retired again.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
The Yorba Linda bantamweight beat the clock in November, needing just 60 hours to somehow get all his affairs in order and fly to New York to pull off a massive upset in his UFC debut.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2026
Sean O’Malley Back in the Win Column The former UFC bantamweight champion is back in the winners column after a two-year drought.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 This weekend’s UFC 323 in Las Vegas is headlined by a blockbuster rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan for the bantamweight title.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
The Yorba Linda bantamweight beat the clock in November, needing just 60 hours to somehow get all his affairs in order and fly to New York to pull off a massive upset in his UFC debut.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2026
Sean O’Malley Back in the Win Column The former UFC bantamweight champion is back in the winners column after a two-year drought.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 This weekend’s UFC 323 in Las Vegas is headlined by a blockbuster rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan for the bantamweight title.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
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bantamweight
noun
ban·tam·weight
-ˌwāt
: a boxer in a weight division having an upper limit of about 118 pounds
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