Bull Riding Champ J.B. Mauney: We Get Mad Groupies ... Guess What We Call Them?

You've heard of cleat chasers, starf**ckers, and band-aids ... but there's a different breed of groupies in the world of bull riding ... and superstar J.B. Mauney is giving TMZ Sports the lowdown.

Mauney is pretty much the LeBron James of bull riding ... having won the 2015 World Championship and made over $1.5 million last year.

J.B. was in NYC for a PBR event ... when we asked if bull riders get the same love that all the other sports get ... namely thirsty chicks looking to bang a legit rodeo cowboy.

Check out the clip -- Mauney says they DEFINITELY get a lot of love and even drops the name that their special brand of accommodating ladies are called.

Save a horse ... ride a cowboy.