strawweight

British

/ ˈstrɔːˌweɪt /

noun

Also called: mini-flyweight.
1. a professional boxer weighing not more than 47.6 kg (105 pounds)
2. ( as modifier )
  
  the strawweight title

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If Weili beats Shevchenko, she will become only the second woman to become a two-division UFC champion after Nunes, but the first to do it at strawweight and flyweight.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

The Chinese fighter leads Shevchenko when it comes to striking differential, with Weili second on the all-time strawweight list at 2.38 and Shevchenko seventh at flyweight with 1.48.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

A defining factor may be how well Weili adapts to the 10-pound weight jump from strawweight to flyweight.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

In the co-main event in Abu Dhabi, Brazilian-American Mackenzie Dern beat Brazil's Virna Jandiroba by unanimous decision to win the strawweight title.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Tomar made a winning start on her UFC debut in June and on Saturday at UFC London at the O2 Arena, takes on Irish strawweight Shauna Bannon.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025

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