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strawweight

/ ˈstrɔːˌweɪt /

noun

  1. Also calledmini-flyweight
    1. a professional boxer weighing not more than 47.6 kg (105 pounds)
    2. ( as modifier )

      the strawweight title

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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In the co-main event, Zhang Weili retained her strawweight title by unanimous decision against compatriot Yan Xiaonan in the UFC's first all-Chinese championship bout.

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In the main event, American former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas beat Brazilian Amanda Ribas by unanimous decision in their flyweight encounter.

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But when she returns to the octagon in Las Vegas on Saturday to face Romania's Diana Belbita, she will do so at strawweight.

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Pimblett was mostly booed as he walked on stage, with cheers coming from a pocket of supporters which included his team-mate and UFC strawweight Molly McCann.

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Former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade faces Mackenzie Dern in another key bout on the main card.

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