Fights

Mike Tyson's showing he ain't scared of Jake Paul ... giving him a couple shoves during a press conference for their upcoming fight -- and laughing all the while.

The heavyweight boxing legend came face to face with the Youtuber-turned-fighter at Fanatics Fest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City Sunday ... and, when they come together in the center, Tyson gives Paul a quick left to the chest.

Tyson and Paul exchange words before they start moving back toward each other ... where Tyson full-on shoves JP -- cracking up at his 27-year-old opponent.

Craig Jones' weigh-in kiss might be a tactic other fighters should pick up ... 'cause he took down Gabi Garcia after planting the smooch on her pre-match.

The Australian grappler dominated his 6'2" opponent from the opening bell ... though she drew out the fight a little before finally tapping out in the second round of the intergender bout.

GG -- who's mulled over an intergender battle like this for years -- has multiple gold medals and world championships in the sport ... but, she just couldn't handle Jones who's also one of the best Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes of all time.

Tyreek Hill's mother allegedly slapped a woman and later broke her necklace during an altercation last month ... and now the woman has filed a police report over it.

According to police documents obtained by TMZ Sports, the incident happened on or around July 1 in Southwest Ranches, Fla. ... after the NFL star's mom, Anesha Sanchez, got into a dispute with her friend, Maleney.

Cops say Maleney told officers that during their argument, Sanchez offered to give Maleney a ride home in order to stop the disagreement. But, Maleney claims Anesha snapped during the lift back to her pad ... and allegedly slapped Maleney across the face with the back of her hand.

Canelo Alvarez isn't looking to simply hand Edgar Berlanga the first loss of his career, he's gunning to physically hurt the undefeated fighter, telling us he wants to "bring him pain!"

34-year-old Alvarez, the undisputed super middleweight champ, joined Babcock on the TMZ Sports TV show (airs nightly on FS1) this week ... ahead of his September 14 scrap against Berlanga, 22-0, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, a fighting going down on Mexican Independence Day weekend.

"It's always great to represent my country on those days," Alvarez said, "I always try to fight on those days because it's important to me and my Mexican fans."

An Australian fighter is getting scorched after planting a kiss on his opponent.

Craig Jones is set to fight Gabi Garcia Saturday night in an intergender bout. During the weigh-in Thursday, Jones grabbed Garcia's head and planted a big kiss smack on the lips.

Social media is going nuts, with just about everyone trashing Jones for crossing the line.

Skai Jackson won't face charges after her domestic battery arrest after fighting with her BF ... 'cause prosecutors say there just isn’t enough evidence to bring the case to trial.

The L.A. County District Attorney's Office tells TMZ ... they’re declining to file charges because Skai has no criminal history, the alleged victim lacks injuries, and he's refused to cooperate with prosecutors.

TMZ broke the story of the Disney Channel alum’s arrest ... after cops say she was spotted getting into it with her BF last week at Universal CityWalk.

Dricus Du Plessis isn't only traveling thousands of miles for his first title defense, but he's headed straight into Israel Adesanya's backyard. So, is the middleweight champ pissed off?!

Nope ... in fact, he tells us he would've preferred to fight in Izzy's own gym!

"I'm extremely happy," Du Plessis told TMZ Sports. "If I had it my way, I would have done it in Auckland, where he's from."

Devin Haney threw a punch in a brawl at a Southern California fair this week ... and now the incident is the center of an assault and battery report, TMZ Sports has learned.

Check out the video filmed by a patron at the OC Fair in SoCal ... where 25-year-old Haney, who looks to be with a group of friends, fires a left straight at a man who'd seemingly been arguing with the group.

It's unclear if Haney's punch landed, but the fight was on, with at least three others letting the fists fly at the lone man as he attempted to defend himself.

Michael Chandler's Christmas wish is to put his fist through Conor McGregor's face on the UFC's December card -- and while Santa Claus can't help here -- Dana White can, and Iron Mike desperately hopes he books the long-awaited fight as UFC 310's main event!

TMZ Sports talked to 38-year-old Chandler on Wednesday ... and asked the #6 ranked lightweight for his reaction to White recently declaring McGregor (and therefore Michael) would NOT be fighting in 2024.

"If [Conor and I] can fight in December, let's do it. I'm in. But the fact of the matter is I've stayed ready since I left training camp for that June 29 fight and I am staying ready to take a fight. Any fight, if this fight doesn't look like it's happening in December," Chandler told us.

Cleveland Browns rookie Michael Hall Jr. was arrested on Tuesday morning ... after he reportedly put a gun to his fiancée's head during a domestic dispute on Monday.

The defensive lineman -- who was just picked in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft -- was involved in the altercation at around 10 PM in Avon, Ohio ... this according to the incident report obtained by the The Chronicle-Telegram.

The outlet reports cops were called to the scene after the mom of Hall's fiancée alleged the 21-year-old football player roughed her daughter up and hit her with a baby bottle amid an argument.

It may be week one of the preseason, but Rams and Cowboys fans are in midseason form ... 'cause loyal supporters of the organizations went toe-to-toe in a bloody brawl outside SoFi Stadium.

The fight went down right outside the SoFi gates in Los Angeles ... where video shows a fan wearing an Aaron Donald jersey getting thrown to the ground by a guy rockin' Troy Aikman threads -- before delivering some big blows to the head of the guy on the ground who appears to be out cold.

The camera then pans over to a group of women also going at it ... with one being dragged by the hair. One of the women turns her attention to a guy in a Puka Nacua jersey, and takes a swing at him ... all while you can hear a little girl screaming in the background.

Skai Jackson has joined the ranks of former child stars who've had run-ins with the law ... the Disney Channel alum was recently arrested ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the actress, best known for starring in the Disney shows, "Jessie" and "Bunk'd," was arrested last week for domestic violence. We're told deputies were called to Universal CityWalk after security spotted Jackson and her boyfriend getting into it ... and the actress allegedly pushed him, and more than once.

Sources tell us security clocked the altercation and then detained the couple ... until law enforcement arrived.

It was trouble in paradise for YG and Saweetie ... we've learned the couple had a run-in with cops after getting into one spicy skirmish.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the rapper couple got into a heated argument at their Los Angeles-area home on Saturday afternoon ... where things got so loud someone called the cops out of concern.

We're told deputies rushed over to the residence ... where they immediately separated YG and Saweetie, who apparently got into the spat over some cell phone drama.

The battle of Chicago wasn't only fought between the White Sox and Cubs baseball teams ... fans got into a massive brawl during the game, and all the action was caught on video!

The melee went down over the weekend during the Sox and Cubbies two-game series at Guaranteed Rate Field ... which the Cubs swept.

Frustrations must've boiled over amongst the White Sox faithful ... 'cause video shows two women in the team's black and white jerseys going at it, hair pulling and all, in front of Beggars Pizza Pub.

Boxer John Gotti III admits he was "caught off guard" by the hoopla surrounding his first fight with Floyd Mayweather ... but, with their rematch just a week away, John Gotti's grandson is warning the 50-0 fighter, don't expect a repeat in the rematch!

"It was a big moment. It was the biggest crowd I've ever fought in front of before. It was against a living legend. And, [Floyd] came out with bad intentions, caught me completely off guard," 31-year-old Gotti III told TMZ Sports of the June 2023 scrap.

The fight was ultimately stopped during the 6th round after a ton of trash talk between the men. Despite the bout being stopped, Floyd and John weren't done scrapping just yet, with a melee kicking off in the ring and around the arena.

Travis Scott has found himself in legal trouble once again ... the rapper was arrested in Paris after fighting his bodyguard in a hotel, TMZ has confirmed.

Paris prosecutors tell us ... police were called to the George V luxury hotel early Friday morning to break up a fight between Travis and a security guard. We don't know what sparked the confrontation, but the rapper was arrested for "violence against a security guard," according to authorities.

The prosecutor's office also says the security guard tried to break up a fight between Scott and his bodyguard. An investigation is now open.