Fights

Travis Kelce helped a pair of his teammates settle their bad blood on Tuesday ... by getting in the middle of their wild tiff and breaking it up.

Chiefs O-lineman Josh Simmons and defensive end Ashton Gillotte mixed it up right on the field following a run play during Tuesday's Kansas City workout ... with the two exchanging several huge punches.

Footage captured by a reporter on the scene shows the guys were really going at it ... until Kelce stepped in.

A passenger on an airplane leaving London was forced to the ground after he stood in the middle of the cabin and started shouting threats ... and, it all went down on video.

EasyJet Flight 609 took off from Luton Airport near England's capital at around 7 AM local time Sunday morning, headed for Glasgow, when a man is said to have left the bathroom on the plane and began making a scene.

Video captured by one person on the flight shows the man screaming out, "Death to America. Death to Trump" ... President Donald Trump is in Turnberry -- a small village about an hour from Glasgow -- playing golf at a resort he owns.

Robert Whittaker is only 34 years old and still a top 5-ranked UFC middleweight, but the former champion revealed he can see the finish line of his fighting career!

TMZ Sports spoke to Bobby Knuckles just days before his UFC on ABC 9 main event scrap against Reinier de Ridder -- slated to go down from Abu Dhabi on Saturday -- when we asked him for a State of the Union on his career.

"I definitely feel the tenure like that I've had. I've been blessed to have been in this game for so long, but I feel like I'm right at the point where I can see the end is near, but I have all the experience and the body still to do what needs to be done," Robert said.

MMA fighter Aaron "Tex" Johnson LOST IT on board a Southwest flight, getting into a HEATED altercation with fellow passengers and crew ... and it was so intense, he was forced off the plane before takeoff!

The chaotic situation occurred at LaGuardia Airport on Monday, and thanks to a witness who started rolling, we have video ... which shows the middleweight in a fiery argument with Southwest flight attendants as they attempted to remove him from the plane.

After Johnson, 39, retrieved his bag from the overhead bin and headed towards the front of the plane, something seemed to make Tex snap.

As many as three NFL legends could be throwing hands on the upcoming Adrian Peterson fight card ... as Le'Veon Bell just told TMZ Sports he's got interest in boxing Frank Gore at the event.

We caught up with the former Pittsburgh Steelers tailback out at LAX this week ... and given he once knocked out Peterson in the squared circle, we had to ask about the upcoming tilt between A.P. and his poker rival, Joe "Baby Joe" Castaneda.

Bell said he believes his ex-NFL colleague will win ... before he informed us he'd actually be down to mix it up in a bout just prior to the Peterson vs. Castaneda main event.

Adrian Peterson's begun training for his celebrity boxing match with his poker rival ... and while his hands could certainly use some more sharpening, it's clear he's in great shape.

Check out some videos TMZ Sports has obtained of the Minnesota Vikings legend as he kicked off his preparation for his big matchup with Joe "Baby Joe" Castaneda ... he looked like he could still pick up a few first downs for an NFL team.

Rockin' a maroon tee, grey shorts and black shoes ... the 40-year-old showed off a svelte frame as he hit the mitts in a Houston gym.

Have beef with Akon and want to mix it up in a ring with the musician? Good news -- the "Smack That" crooner says he desperately wants to take a celebrity boxing match!!

The 52-year-old made the revelation during a recent sitdown with "THE UNTOLD" ... explaining on the show he'd absolutely accept a fight if a good offer was put in front of him.

"In my sleep," he said. "Please invite me in the ring!"

No one is safe these days from a fight on a flight ... in the latest example, take what happened Monday night aboard an Air Asia jet traveling from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to China.

At some point during the 4-hour trip, an older gent got pissed at 3 young women seated in front of him because they were making a racket.

The man told the trio to keep their voices down, but they refused, prompting him to call them "stupid" and demand they "shut up."

Terence Crawford's an underdog vs. Canelo Álvarez for the first time in over a decade ... but he's not sweating the unfamiliar label, telling TMZ Sports betting odds won't be the ones fighting him in the ring.

The thrilling boxing showdown between Bud and his rival is set to take place on September 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas ... and somewhat surprisingly, 41-0 Crawford is not the favorite.

It marks the first time since his 2013 bout against Breidis Prescott that gamblers are siding elsewhere ... but when we talked to him about that this week, he shrugged it off.

An all-out brawl broke out poolside at a vacation spot in Europe -- and it looked like something out of a WWE battle royal!

Check out video shot by witnesses at a touristy hotel in Benidorm, a beautiful coastal city in Spain, with a bunch of vacationers in bathing suits huddling around a pool.

The clip kicks off with a portly man shoving a skinnier dude in black clothes into the pool before pushing a third guy in a white shirt.

If the UFC is having a Fourth of July fight night at the White House, Michael Chandler wants in on it BADLY -- telling TMZ Sports he's throwing his hat in the ring ... and he's down to finally settle the score with Conor McGregor!!

We caught up with Iron Mike this week ... and with all the chatter surrounding Dana White and President Donald Trump hoping to put on an Independence Day extravaganza at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue next year, we had to ask if he's interested.

Short answer?? Hell. Yes.

A tense standoff on an Ohio bridge turned violent as video captured a police officer repeatedly punching an anti-ICE protester during a protest that brought traffic to a halt.

The demonstration, which was on the Roebling Bridge between Cincinnati and Covington, called for the release of a detained former hospital chaplain. The protest drew some 100 people. Authorities say at least 15 people were arrested on felony rioting and various misdemeanor charges.

The viral video shows a protester wearing a red Cincinnati Reds cap being tackled and struck in the head multiple times while pinned to the ground. Police say the guy tried to grab a pepper ball gun from an officer, but he denies that claim, telling WCPO he was simply reacting to having a weapon pointed at him.

Jon Jones is confident he'll be fighting at Donald Trump's White House UFC event whenever it goes down ... telling TMZ Sports on Thursday he's got "a very strong feeling" he'll be on the historic card.

Of course, the shindig doesn't have an official date or a time yet -- but Dana White said this week he's going to meet with Trump soon to hammer out the logistics ... and whenever it all gets set, Jones made it clear he wants in.

"That's the goal," the former heavyweight champ said out at LAX.

Boxers tend to be big draws on fight nights ... and they're even bigger draws when their fans see them in public!

We caught this world-champion pugilist back in 2007, when one of his supporters ran into him at a gas station, and he even got her to tell his girlfriend about what a knockout he is!

Bad news for those hoping Dustin Poirier has one more fight in him after this weekend ... he tells TMZ Sports he's REALLY hanging up the gloves for good Saturday night.

We chopped it up with the 36-year-old ahead of his retirement match against Max Holloway in his home state of Louisiana. Before we got to that, we had to ask him if next year's potential July 4th card at the White House had him rethinking things.

But Diamond made it clear ... even the thought of throwing hands at one of the most iconic landmarks in the country isn't changing his mind.

A Claressa Shields and Laila Ali superfight just got a whole lot more real ... 'cause just days after the retired boxing legend made it clear she wouldn't even consider fighting without at least $15 million on the table, the "GWOAT" has a message -- we got the dough!

"Laila, I'm here with my team. I got some great news for you. We got the $15 million!" Shields said in video sent to TMZ Sports.

The undefeated champ continued ... "Let's make a fight between me and you. The best versus the best. The greats versus the greats. The GWOAT versus Muhammad Ali's daughter, Laila Ali. Let's make it happen."