Fights

Conor McGregor unloaded vicious punches on a club patron in Ibiza this week ... with video showing the former UFC superstar striking a man twice during the violent altercation.

In a clip obtained by The Sun, Notorious appeared to be enjoying a night out with friends at Pacha around 5:53 AM on Tuesday ... when at one point, he leaned in and communicated with someone standing below him.

Whatever was said apparently didn't sit well with the 36-year-old fighter ... 'cause he went into MMA mode and attacked the guy with two clean left hooks.

Dwight Howard and Lance Stephenson’s highly anticipated BIG3 debut took a chaotic turn over the weekend when the former NBA teammates got into a heated scuffle that erupted into the crowd.

The fight broke out during a matchup between the Los Angeles Riot and the Miami 305 on Saturday, after a scuffle near half-court involving Stephenson and another player from the Riot.

Tensions escalated when Howard approached Stephenson courtside and shoved him, setting off a physical altercation that spilled into the stands.

Sorry, Rough N' Rowdy fans -- Dave Portnoy says there's no chance Pat Mahomes Sr. vs. John Rocker ever gets resurrected ... telling TMZ Sports the fight getting killed the first time around was a permanent thing.

TMZ Sports caught up with El Presidente this week ... and asked if he'd ever try booking the scrapped April bout between former MLBers-turned-enemies again for his Barstool Sports amateur boxing promotion.

Long story short ... it would be a waste of time.

Joshua Van's life has been full of surprises lately ... 'cause he tells TMZ Sports he received a bombshell of his own while gifting his mom a new home -- a fight offer against Brandon Royval!!

It all happened after Van's third-round TKO victory against Bruno Silva at UFC 316 ... his 14th win and 7th knockout of his career.

Van -- who made his MMA debut in 2021 -- celebrated the victory by catching his mom off guard with a new crib, not knowing something would also fall into his lap.

Kamaru Usman has lost three fights in a row ... but Joaquin Buckley, the man fighting the former champ Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night, tells TMZ Sports that doesn't even begin to tell the full story!

In fact, not only does Buckley NOT believe Usman's washed ... he actually feels that on paper, this is the toughest test of his career -- and that's coming from a guy who has fought and defeated Colby Covington, Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson, and Vicente Luque!

We spoke with 31-year-old Joaquin -- the number 7th-ranked UFC welterweight -- ahead of his scrap with Usman.

We're learning more about Tarek El Moussa's alleged beatdown of another man inside a Las Vegas casino -- and the details are truly shocking, 'cause the victim allegedly got pulverized!

According to a Las Vegas Metropolitan PD report, obtained by TMZ ... the HGTV "Flip or Flop" star got into a knock-down, drag-out fight with the man near a roulette table at The Palazzo at the Venetian hotel -- and it was all caught on surveillance video.

The report states ... last Thursday's battle royal was triggered by Tarek's adversary apparently bumping into the chair occupied by El Moussa's dad at the roulette table.

Tarek El Moussa got into a physical altercation in Vegas -- and while he walked away with a citation, sources close to the HGTV star say he was stepping in to defend a family member.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the "Flip or Flop" star and another male were involved in an altercation last Thursday at The Palazzo at the Venetian Resort.

Witnesses who were at the scene tell TMZ ... Tarek delivered a brutal knee to the man’s head, knocking him out cold. One witness called the incident "bad," saying the other guy looked seriously roughed up.

Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford will be just like Jake Paul and Mike Tyson -- at least in one way ... their super fight is going to be streamed on Netflix!!

UFC honcho Dana White -- who is helping promote the fight -- dropped the announcement on his X account on Tuesday ... expressing his excitement to be involved in this event.

"Are you kidding me the first boxing fight I'm going to promote is Canelo vs Crawford," he wrote. "Live on Saturday, September 13, streaming globally on Netflix, two of the GREATEST boxers in the sport will meet in a historic fight from Las Vegas."

Kayla Harrison is just two days removed from winning her first-ever UFC championship after a dominant performance over Julianna Peña ... but she's already back in the gym, where she received a welcome worthy of a champ!

The newly crowned UFC women's bantamweight title holder brought her new hardware down to her training grounds at American Top Team in Florida ... where Kayla's coaches, training partners, and gymmates, including Dustin Poirier, lined up to congratulate the champ.

Harrison made sure to thank everyone, even taking a moment to hug the videographer filming her triumphant return.

Joseline Hernandez's Puerto Rican Day Parade float was the battleground for a royal rumble yesterday ... when a few of her dancers got into a cutthroat catfight.

TMZ Hip Hop obtained video of Joseline's float completely parked in the streets of Manhattan around 3:30 PM at the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade while her entourage duked it out in broad daylight.

You can see Joseline standing towards the back of the float looking at the chaos as her fiancé Balistic Beats attempted to break up the madness with one hand -- and a camera in the other!!!

A man is in custody after throwing hands with three cops in Fargo, North Dakota -- and the whole brawl was caught on wild video!

As you can see in the footage, 37-year-old Joseph Manitowabi goes full beast mode -- breaking free from three cops and landing punches to each of their faces … including a female officer.

The burly dude then bolts across the street -- but Fargo PD tells TMZ there was a quick pursuit before Manitowabi was caught and arrested for preventing arrest, assaulting three officers, meth possession, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

When one door closes, another opens ... and that's exactly the case for Manny Pacquiao -- 'cause he tells TMZ Sports he's leaving his political career behind him for good ahead of his big boxing comeback.

The eight-division boxing champ served as a senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 ... and followed up by running for the president spot, but lost by a wide margin.

Nearly four years after his last fight, the 46-year-old is making his return to boxing against Mario Barrios on July 19 in Las Vegas ... so we asked Pacquiao if he planned to follow a similar route by going back to politics in the future.

Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” tour is bringing major yeehaw energy -- maybe a little too much -- 'cause some fans were caught in the middle of a saloon-style showdown at her "Cowboy Carter" tour stop in London this week.

Check out the video ... all seems honky tonky and happy as Queen Bey belts out her 2008 hit "Why Don't You Love Me" Thursday night -- but things go downhill as the camera pans to the crowd.

Social media footage shows a person in a blinged-out black cowboy hat passionately throwing fists at a dude in a black T-shirt. Some nearby concertgoers step in to try to break it up ... but it looks to be a downhill battle.

Devin Haney says he's moving on from his scrapped fight with Teofimo Lopez ... and while he wouldn't directly address whether Ryan Garcia is part of his future plans, he tells TMZ Sports he's now setting his sights on the "best fighters in the world."

We caught up with the 32-0 welterweight fighter at LAX this week ... fresh off the news that Lopez (22-1) opted out of their bout slated to go down on August 16 in Saudi Arabia.

Lopez's team said it was due to "personal reasons" ... but Haney isn't buying it, claiming "the proof is in the pudding."

Kayla Harrison already has two Olympic gold medals, and she's fighting for the UFC title on Saturday ... and with a win, her manager Ali Abdealziz says she'll be the greatest combat sports athlete ever!

TMZ Sports caught up with Abdelaziz leading up to UFC 316 on Saturday ... and we asked him about his star fighter's resume.

"[Kayla] will bypass Henry Cejudo, and I think she's probably more dominant than Henry," Ali said of Harrison supplanting his other client as the G.O.A.T.

Disneyland might be the happiest place on Earth -- but not in this line ... 'cause two couples went from queue to hullaballoo in a wild brawl caught on camera.

Yup, the Happiest Place on Earth turned into chaos real quick -- in this bystander video from Shanghai Disneyland's Crazy Animal City, two dudes vigorously went at it while a woman in bunny ears tried to play peacemaker ... until she popped off at another woman holding a baby.

It's a wild watch -- bunny-ears chick showed zero chill, dramatically shoving the mom, who let out a bloodcurdling scream and collapsed to the ground, clutching her kid, terrified she'd get hit with round two.