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Invicta FC and LFA strawweight vet Ashley Nichols died Monday night. She was 37.

Nichols’ former coach, Jeff Harrison, wrote a tribute to Nichols on Instagram confirming her death. Nick Castiglia, her former LFA matchmaker, confirmed Nichols’ death to MMA Fighting; the cause of death could not be determined at the time of this writing.

“She wanted to be the best,” Harrison wrote. “Demons haunted her, but she wanted to be the best. My condolences to my friends that were her family, and to all the people out there that loved her.”

Nichols earned a record of 7-4 as an MMA pro and won her last three professional fights. She faced UFC vets Randa Markos, Mallory Martin and Jaqueline Amorim in addition to training with other UFC vets such as Angela Hill, who was among several to pay tribute to her after news of her death spread.

“I was heartbroken when I heard the news, I hope she’s at peace and sending nothing but love to her family friends and team,” Hill wrote on Instagram.

“Ashley, my native sister, I am so so so sorry,” wrote former Bellator champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane. “Although we only spent a short time together, your presence was so impactful on my life—so much so that I think of you every moon. I wish I had checked in with you more.”

Nichols’ former promoter, Invicta FC, also released a statement expressing condolences for her family.

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The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time.

1 p.m. ET: All your questions answered in the latest edition of On The Nose.

1:30 p.m.: UFC Vegas 86 winner Jack Hermansson reflects on his upset of Joe Pyfer.

2 p.m.: Longtime MMA coach Eric Albarracin talks about UFC 298 and his work with Henry Cejudo.

2:30 p.m.: UFC welterweight Oban Elliott previews his UFC 298 meeting with Val Woodburn.

3 p.m.: Bill Haney, father of boxing champ Devin Haney, talks about his son’s upcoming fight with Ryan Garcia.

330 p.m.: More On the Nose.

4 p.m.: MMA GOAT Demetrious Johnson returns to the show to talk all things MMA.

4:30 p.m.: The Parlay Boys return for best UFC 298 bets.

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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight champion Rose Namajunas will remain at flyweight for her Octagon return against No. 8-ranked contender Amanda Ribas atop the upcoming UFC Vegas 89 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, locked and loaded for Sat., March 23, 2024 inside APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Now they have an official poster (see below).

Namajunas (11-6) abandoned the strawweight division after her frustrating split decision loss to longtime rival Carla Esparza at UFC 274. Her debut at flyweight yielded similar results, as “Thug” went down on points against French phenom Manon Fiorot.

Ribas (12-4) got back into the win column with a technical knockout victory over Luana Pinheiro at UFC Vegas 82. The Brazilian has struggled to stay consistent over the last few years, alternating wins and losses dating all the way back to summer 2020.

High stakes for both combatants next month in “Sin City.”

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UFC Vegas 89 will also feature the middleweight mashup between Edmen Shahbazyan and AJ Dobson. In addition, Mick Parkin and Mohammed Usman collide at heavyweight, not long after Cody Gibson and Davey Grant hook ‘em up at 135 pounds.

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Wanderlei Silva is ready to run it back with ‘Rampage’ Jackson for a fifth and final time.

During a recent appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, ‘Rampage’ expressed an interest in rematching both Rashad Evans and ‘The Axe Murderer’ inside the squared circle after he makes his professional boxing debut against former WBO heavyweight world champion Shannon Briggs on June 1 in Qatar.

“I couldn’t wake up to better news,” Silva said via a video posted by Brazilian journalist Ana Hissa. “My archenemy Quinton Jackson will make his boxing debut and already said he has the intention to do the fifth fight with Wanderlei Silva. I think that’s more than fair because I’ve knocked him out twice, and he beat me twice as well. So we’ll have the fifth fight, in boxing.”

The History of ‘Rampage’ vs. Wanderlei

‘Rampage’ and Silva have faced each other four times across three different promotions dating back to 2003. The first two meetings came under the PRIDE FC banner where Silva scored back-to-back wins over Jackson by way of knockout. Fast forward four years, they would meet for the third time inside the Octagon at UFC 94 in December 2008. This time, ‘Rampage’ would come out on top with a brutal first-round KO of ‘The Axe Murderer.’

Jackson evened the series at 2-2 with another knockout, this time inside the Bellator cage 15 years removed from their inaugural meeting in Tokyo.

“Get ready Quinton Jackson, your time is coming,” Silva said. “The challenge is more than accepted. Wanderlei will hang you on the ropes again. Get ready” (h/t MMA Fighting).

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UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley wasn’t a fan of what former middleweight champion Sean Strickland did to social media influencer Sneako during their sparring session.  

“I thought it was f**ked up,” O’Malley said on the Timbo Sugar Show.  “His corner threw in the towel.  If someone came in here and wanted me to f**king peck around with them because I’m a professional, I’m a champ and they want to get a little taste of what it’s like, I’m not going to – Did you see how hard he was trying to hurt him?”

“They threw in the towel and he clearly was quit.  He was clearly balling up.  He was still trying to just hurt him,” O’Malley continued.  “I’ve never liked hurting people, though like in certain areas like that.” 

There is one scenario where O’Malley wouldn’t have had an issue with Strickland beating up an untrained opponent.  

“Also, if Sneako was talking sh*t at all then it changes it.  Then it 100 percent changes it.  If someone was talking sh*t and then they want to come spar and I agree then it’s different.  But if, ‘I just want to like peck aground,'” said O’Malley.  “I think it depends if Sneako was talking sh*t and acting like he could do something.  Then it’s different.  Then it makes it 100 percent okay to whoop his ass a little bit.”

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