All articles tagged with #lightweight
Charles Oliveira says he can still make 145 pounds and hasn’t ruled out returning to featherweight for a title shot, even as he focuses on a lightweight title run and a possible legacy-boosting matchup with Conor McGregor; he notes dropping to welterweight would be easier, but prefers a featherweight path if the opportunity arises.
Ilia Topuria dismisses Arman Tsarukyan as his toughest test and says he’d fight him if the UFC asks, even as he eyes a lightweight title defense against interim champ Justin Gaethje. Tsarukyan, riding a five‑fight win streak and once a backup for Topuria’s vacant title bout, has pressed for a title shot, but Topuria argues there are no easy fights and even suggested he’d fight both Gaethje and Tsarukyan if the UFC wanted.
Usman Nurmagomedov outworked and dominated Alfie Davis, finishing him with an unorthodox arm-triangle choke hybrid in the third round to retain the PFL lightweight title in Dubai, extending his unbeaten run to 22 fights and marking a fifth title defense.
Justin Gaethje, fresh off a win that made him a two-time interim lightweight champion, wants Ilia Topuria to headline the UFC White House card in June for a unification bout, and he expects the Topuria showdown to crown a true lightweight champion; he also notes a potential McGregor return could reshuffle the card but remains focused on the Topuria matchup.
Dyson launches the PencilVac in the US at $599. It weighs 4 lb, is 1.5 in wide and 45.7 in tall (flattening to 3.7 in) to reach tight spaces, and uses a syringe-like dust ejection with a 0.02‑gal dustbin. It features dual FluffyCone heads and a four-cone brush system to minimize hair wrap, plus LED lights for visibility. Dyson plans lab testing to evaluate its pickup against larger cordless vacuums.
Benoit Saint Denis earned a second‑round TKO of Dan Hooker at UFC 325 in Sydney, extending his win streak to four and moving into title-contention territory at 155 pounds.
Brian Ortega, a former two-time UFC title challenger, withdrew from UFC 326 due to injuries, delaying his planned move from featherweight to lightweight; Renato Moicano’s rumored replacement fight was scrapped, and Ortega said he needs time to rest and rehab, with no surgeries planned.
Pimblett lost a unanimous decision to Gaethje in the UFC 324 main event for the interim lightweight title, enduring two knockdowns and a first-round body shot. He praised Gaethje as a legend, rejected a moral victory, and vowed to return stronger, noting he believed 48-47 was a fair score.
Paddy Pimblett enters UFC 324 as the favourite for the interim lightweight title, claiming he’ll finish Justin Gaethje early and that he’s a harder puzzle to solve than Khabib Nurmagomedov, while Gaethje accuses him of overconfidence and vows to figure him out at the Las Vegas media event.
Paddy Pimblett says he’ll stand and trade with Justin Gaethje at UFC 324, bucking the grappling-heavy approach and aiming for a finish within three rounds, with the win potentially setting up a title-unifier bout with Ilia Topuria.
The Asus Zenbook A16, a lightweight 16-inch laptop with a high-resolution OLED display and SD card slot, is set to launch in early-to-mid 2026, offering a larger screen and better brightness than its smaller sibling, the Zenbook A14.
LG has introduced a redesigned Gram Pro series featuring a new aluminum/magnesium alloy called 'Aerominum,' making the 16-inch model incredibly lightweight at 2.6 pounds while maintaining durability. The laptops feature a large OLED screen, Intel's new chips, and dual SSDs, but the keyboard and trackpad could use improvement. Additionally, LG unveiled a 17-inch Gram Pro with an NVIDIA RTX 5050 GPU, weighing only 3.8 pounds, highlighting a focus on portability and performance at CES 2026.
Mercedes-Benz is developing a new cutting-edge motor that could significantly reduce the weight of future electric vehicles, potentially enhancing their efficiency and performance.
LG is set to unveil the world's lightest 17-inch RTX laptop, the LG Gram Pro 17, at CES 2026, featuring a new lightweight 'Aerominum' material, a 2,560 x 1,600 display, and an Nvidia RTX 5050 GPU with 8GB VRAM, emphasizing portability and performance for content creation and gaming, though not suitable for high-end gaming. The weight and pricing details are yet to be announced, with the device exclusive to the US at launch.
Ulysse Nardin has released the Diver Air, the lightest mechanical dive watch ever made, weighing only 52 grams thanks to the use of lightweight materials like titanium, carbon fiber, and Nylo-Foil, while maintaining robust features such as 200m water resistance and a 90-hour power reserve.