prefight

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ fight.

Adjective

prefight (not comparable)

1. Occurring before a fight.
   • 2007 July 3, Michael Weinreb, “Drug Testing Hasn't Grown With a Sport”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Royce Gracie, a pioneer of the sport, tested positive for the steroid nandrolone; Tim Persey tested positive for methamphetamine; and Johnnie Morton, a former N.F.L. receiver making his M.M.A. debut, had a higher-than-normal ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone in a prefight test, then declined to take a required postfight test.

Antonyms

• postfight