Fights

Michael Chandler just finished his last training sesh in preparation for this hugely anticipated UFC 303 main event vs. Conor McGregor ... when Iron Mike says the dreaded phone call came in -- fight's off.

38-year-old Chandler, who has largely been quiet since Dana White announced the news late last week, is opening up about the cancelation.

"Thinking about what has transpired over the last couple of days. Obviously, you guys saw it all. Got the rug pulled out from underneath me at the last possible moment," Chandler told fans while on a nature hike.

It was a rough day to be a White Sox supporter on Sunday ... 'cause as the MLB team got smacked by the Diamondbacks -- one of their fans got leveled during a fight in a festival pit too.

The crazy scrap happened at SeatGeek Stadium in Illinois during Summer Smash -- a three-day show headlined by Travis Scott, Playboi Carti and Chief Keef.

In video from the scene, you can see a young Sox fan in a grey Chicago jersey got into a tiff with a man in a pink shirt who had been situated on another side of a barricade.

Power slap star Sheena Bathory says she's gotten mixed reactions from some of her fans over her new BBL ... but she tells TMZ Sports she's happy with her new look -- despite what haters are saying online.

The 32-year-old got the butt work done in Florida on June 5 ... and when we spoke with her days after her big cosmetic surgery this week -- she said she's loving what she's seeing so far.

Bathory told us, though, that while she's received support and well wishes from many of her fans ... some have criticized her -- saying she looked fine previously.

Most boxing fans are PUMPED for Jake Paul and Mike Tyson's November fight. But, there's a group of critics who've attacked The Problem Child for fighting a mid-50s Iron Mike.

We asked 27-year-old Paul what he'd say to the detractors.

"Tell Mike Tyson that. Because he does not give a s*** what anyone thinks," Paul told Babcock on the TMZ Sports TV show this week (airs nightly on FS1).

Same s***, different day -- that's star boxer David Benavidez's motto heading into his big bout Saturday night ... 'cause the boxer tells us he plans to kick Oleksandr Gvozdyk's ass, just like he did when they sparred a few years back.

Benavidez (28-0) and Gvozdyk (20-1) are one of the two Prime Video PPV main events this weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas ... with the winner taking the WBC interim light heavyweight title.

Benavidez -- who moved up weight classes (to 175 lbs.) to fight Gvozdyk -- feels confident the victory will be his ... and he isn't the least bit threatened by the Ukrainian fighter.

A violent road rage fight at LAX caused some serious collateral damage ... in the form of an elderly woman getting knocked out cold ... and it's all on video.

Brutal footage shows the moment from late last month -- when an old lady minding her beeswax got slammed to the ground by two men fighting in the streets just outside of a terminal at the airport ... and they continue tussling as she lies motionless on the pavement.

Watch ... a man, who cops say is 38-year-old Jasan Givens Sr., is seen chasing down a shirtless man on the sidewalk ... with Givens tackling the dude and bowling over the lady.

Conor McGregor's UFC comeback has been put on hold -- the "Notorious" is OUT of his UFC 303 main event fight against Michael Chandler.

UFC honcho Dana White announced the devastating news late Thursday night -- just two weeks and a day before the scrap -- saying 35-year-old McGregor suffered an injury, and wouldn't be able to fight. The nature of the injury isn't known at this time.

38-year-old Chandler is also off the July 29th card ... as the UFC will now attempt to rebook the fight at a later date.

Kel Mitchell says he butted heads with Dan Schneider on their Nickelodeon show, and things reached a head when Dan allegedly took him into a tight space and unloaded on him.

The former Nick star recalled this alleged tense moment with Dan on Keke Palmer's podcast Wednesday. Kel says he didn't like Dan's writing and vision for "All That" and things got so heated one day, he claims Dan ordered him into a closet.

Kel goes on to describe what Dan allegedly told him ... and according to KM, it was all sorts of nasty things -- most of which he says DS was screaming.

Hulk Hogan isn't ruling out Mike Tyson in his forthcoming match against Jake Paul ... noting the boxing legend still has a lot of fight left in him.

We got the WWE legend on "TMZ Live" Wednesday, where he shared his thoughts on Mike and Jake's highly anticipated fight ... which has been rescheduled for November following MT's health scare last month.

As Hulk put it ... the health incident on the plane was merely a minor setback, reminding viewers the legendary boxer is known as "Iron Mike Tyson" for a reason.

Logan Paul is finally settling the debate on who would win in a Paul vs. Paul super fight with Jake ... admitting he's no match for his younger brother.

The WWE Superstar confessed his hypothetical demise during a lie detector test with his boxing superstar sib on Wednesday ... when Jake asked straight-up if Logan thinks he would come out on top if they faced off in the boxing ring.

Logan was surprisingly quick to respond ... uttering a simple "no" in response.

Celine Dion is detailing her battle to get back on stage, Sexyy Red is brawling at the airport and Reggie Bush thinks USC football is getting a National Championship back ... all on today's hot takes.

On "TMZ Live" Harvey and Charles explain why Celine is opening up about her struggles with Stiff-Person Syndrome.

Sexyy Red got arrested in New Jersey this weekend for a minor offense -- but now we know she was part of a huge brawl, and video shows she appeared to be very much in the mix.

The rapper got thrown in cuffs and hauled off to jail early Saturday morning at Newark Liberty International Airport -- where cops say she and some people she was with got into a fight with another group ... something TMZ Hip Hop now has on surveillance footage.

Check out the video ... you can see a few dudes catapult into frame at one of the terminals, immediately falling to the ground and going at it with fists, before Sexyy enters the frame.

Adrien Broner wasn't without one of his front teeth for long after it was knocked out during his fight with Blair Cobbs ... the boxing star revealed on Sunday he's already replaced the missing chomper!

If you missed it, Cobbs socked the fang out of Broner's mouth on Friday during a dominant performance at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida.

In the second round of the bout, Cobbs landed a right jab ... and then a left hook that sent Broner to the canvas.

Wrestling star Jordynne Grace lost a chunk of her ear during a match Sunday night -- and while a lot of the sport is scripted ... it's clear as day there was nothing fake about the gruesome ailment she suffered.

It all happened during Grace's NXT Women’s Championship Match against Roxanne Perez ... when at one point in the tilt, Jordynne's earring got caught in her opponent's fishnets.

You can see as Grace pulled away from Perez, the jewelry didn't go with her ... and ripped out of her ear. It left her bloodied -- and in a world of pain, too.

7:47PM PT -- Garcia's attorney, Darin Chavez, tells us ... "[Ryan] was taken by the BHPD to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment and to our knowledge, may be charged with public intoxication."

Ryan Garcia was arrested for felony vandalism at the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills Saturday afternoon ... and TMZ Sports has video of the superstar boxer being led away by cops in handcuffs.

Law enforcement sources tell us the boxer was arrested and taken into custody after he allegedly damaged property at the hotel, including his room and the hallway.

In California, any damage over $400 can be considered a felony.

"I lost my way. I began questioning everything."

That's Dominick Reyes speaking openly and candidly about his four-fight losing streak ... after starting his professional MMA career with 12 wins -- many dominant victories -- which were good enough to earn the UFC light heavyweight a crack at the title.

That opportunity came in late 2022 ... and many felt the LHW star won the fight and deserved to be crowned champ. The judges didn't see it that way ... and Dominick's first loss turned into an extended losing streak.