Gossip / Rumors

Conor McGregor's on the fast track to ANOTHER ass whoopin' ... so says Urijah Faber who tells TMZ Sports the Irish superstar just doesn't have what it takes to beat Nate Diaz.

Faber tried to help Conor prepare for his last fight against Diaz, but his advice fell upon deaf ears.

Now, Urijah says ... despite all of the positive things Conor has going for him -- like toughness and skill -- a victory in the rematch is simply out of the question.

By the way, we also asked 37-year-old Urijah if he was planning on retiring any time soon ... check out what he says.

January Gessert, best known for allegedly being "the other woman" who triggered Kim Kardashian's breakup with Reggie Bush, is getting a shot at another 15 minutes.

Eve is still talking the talk all Ruff Ryders fans wanna hear -- saying she WILL rejoin her crew, but there's something she's NOT saying that's less encouraging.

You'll recall, Eve told TMZ back in 2012 she was down to get back together with DMX and co -- and yet, here we are 4 years later and still no reunion. We got Eve in NYC and asked what's cooking?

Check out her answer ... she's keeping it positive.

But she didn't mention her billionaire husband Maximillion Cooper, who she married in 2014, and lives with in England ... when they're not traveling the world, that is. We're not saying Eve's got better things to do now.

We're just sayin' ...

Sorry, Trump ... Tim Tebow will NOT be joining Dana White as a celebrity guest speaker at the Republican National Convention next week ... calling the whole thing a silly "rumor."

FYI, Tebow's name was on a roster of RNC speakers obtained by the New York Times -- a roster that included Dana White (who confirmed he is speaking) but the QB made a video saying the whole thing is BS.

"It's amazing how fast rumors fly ... and that's exactly what it is ... a rumor."

Tebow then says he has no plans to run for a political office ... at the moment ... but doesn't close the door on plans to get in the game somewhere down the line.

In fact, the rest of his video sounds like a political speech!!!

The Kardashians need to seal their beesting lips, and if they won't a judge will seal them for the girls ... at least that's the goal in a new lawsuit against the brood.

Haven Beauty is outraged the klan has publicly bashed them. As we first reported, the Kardashians claim the company has falsely represented that Kim, Kourtney and Khloe are behind the makeup line.

Haven insists, in new legal docs, the girls are just trying to weasel out of the deal they made, so they're asking a judge for 2 things.

First ... an order prohibiting them from talking smack against the company.

Taylor Swift really is the creative brains behind Calvin Harris' monster hit "This is What You Came For," and their relationship fell apart because he disrespected her when the song was released ... this according to sources connected with Taylor.

It's a fascinating story. We've learned an early fan rumor about the song is true, but to a deeper extent than anyone suspected. During their relationship, Taylor wrote the song, sat down at a piano and did a demo into her iPhone. She sent it to Calvin, who loved it. They both went into a studio and did a full demo with Taylor on vocals and Calvin doing the beat.

They both knew the song would be a hit, but Taylor wrote it for Calvin and both agreed it was a bad idea to let the world know they collaborated as a couple ... it would overshadow the song.

So Taylor, who kept the publishing rights, used the pseudonym Nils Sjoberg on the credits.

Fast forward to April 29th. Calvin released the song with Rihanna and it became an instant hit. It's been at #1 or #2 on the Dance/Electronic chart for 9 weeks, and is #5 on the Billboard 100.

The problem in the relationship came the day the song was released. Calvin appeared on Ryan Seacrest's radio show and Ryan asked, "Will you do a collaboration with your girlfriend?" Calvin responded, "You know we haven't even spoken about it. I can't see it happening though."

We're told Taylor was hurt and felt Calvin took it too far.

It was a quick downward spiral from that point. One source called it "the breaking point in the relationship." The Met Gala was several days later, when Taylor danced with Tom Hiddleston.

BTW ... Taylor has the right to prohibit Calvin from performing the song, but she hasn't and doesn't plan to exercise that right. Ironically, Calvin once wrote a song with then-GF Rita Ora and when they broke up he yanked her right to perform it.

As for why the squad is talking now ... we're told they're sick of Calvin trashing Taylor and feel he should be thanking her for quietly giving him a smash hit.

We reached out to Taylor's rep. So far no word back.

Calvin Harris' rebound game is strong ... wrangling a doll like Nicole Scherzinger ... or so it appears.

The superstar DJ and former Pussycat Doll partied together over the weekend at Tape nightclub in London. Our Calvin sources tell TMZ he bumped into her there and later offered to give Nicole and her girls a ride home (smooth!) ... which they accepted.

So much for Calvin declaring he's done dating celebrities.

Former UFC champ Luke Rockhold is the latest fighter to say ... a big percentage of his colleagues secretly use steroids.

The song Calvin Harris wrote for John Newman -- which Calvin says chronicles a love triangle between him, Taylor Swift and her new BF Tom Hiddleston -- just dropped ... and it sure sounds like a play-by-play.

TMZ broke the story ... Calvin wrote the cheating song "Olé" from Tom's POV. But Taylor's camp's calling BS ... saying Calvin wrote the song long before she hooked up with Tom.

The lyrics we said would be in the song are there ... with Tom's famous 'Thor' character, Loki, kicking off the song -- "Low key you won't tell none of your friends about me."

And ...

-- "You've hidden my name in your phone so you can call me to tell me you've been going through hell. Left him alone and you booked in a hotel."

-- "I see online that you begun to be a good girl and take trips with your boyfriend. Being attentive, continue to pretend ..."

Sounds like a hit!

The final 3 candidates to replace Jon Jones at UFC 200 are Gegard Mousasi, Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson -- but there are problems with all 3, especially Henderson ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Our sources say Henderson is a front-runner to fight Michael Bisping for his middleweight title, and that bout is coming up soon -- so moving him to take on Daniel Cormier could screw a potential Bisping match.

Mousasi is already on UFC 200's undercard against Diego Santos. So, moving Gegard would create another hole for Saturday night.

As for Silva -- well, he's old.

We're told the Nevada Athletic Commission requires any fighter over 35 to undergo extensive medical testing and there might not be enough time to get it done for 41-year-old Silva. Plus, as we first reported ... he's also recovering from a recent surgery.

Iggy Azalea now thinks Nick Young can share the blame for their breakup ... with a particular type of person.

We got Iggy at LAX after her flight from Australia -- hours after her epic one finger salute -- and when she was asked what's next, she had a very interesting response.

Now we know what she's looking for in a man. It's also clear she's pissed about Nick's situation -- being a father -- and thinks that's ultimately what opened the door for that other situation. Y'know ... Keonna.

Meek Mill and thousands of others fell for an Internet hoax and ended up ripping into a guy who is NOT one of the Baton Rouge cops who shot Alton Sterling.

Robert Kinnison says he's been receiving death threats after his image went viral following Sterling's death. Kinnison is a trucker from Arizona and Donald Trump supporter ... but says someone trolled him and it's not the first time.

He says someone online frequently posts a pic of him holding his gun after high-profile shooting incidents. This time the meme went viral, and Meek fell for it ... sharing the image on his IG page.

According to Baton Rouge PD, the cops involved in the Alton Sterling slaying are actually named Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II.

Kinnison's been trying to clear his name in videos he's posting online.

Calvin Harris has beaten Taylor Swift to the punch, writing a cheating song ... about her.

The John Newman track is called "Olé," and it's written from Tom Hiddleston's POV. The lyrics make it clear ... Calvin believes Taylor had hooked up with Tom way before she broke up with him.

One lyric goes, "I see online that you begun to be a good girl and take trips with your boyfriend. Being attentive, continue to pretend ..."

If that wasn't clear enough, the song goes on ... "You've hidden my name in your phone so you can call me to tell me you've been going through hell. Left him alone and you booked in a hotel."

And, using Tom's famous 'Thor' character, Loki, the song goes on, "Low key you won't tell none of your friends about me."

Our Calvin sources say he has no animus towards Tom ... he feels he's under Taylor's spell, and the one who made the fateful decisions was her and her alone.

The pic below was taken in Mexico last week with Newman, the singer on the track. They shot the music video south of the border.

Bill O'Reilly says there's a reason President Obama will not use the words, "Islamic terrorism" ... he says it's because Obama has "deep emotional ties to Islam."

O'Reilly laid out his case Wednesday night, showing a pic he says was taken in the '90s at Obama's half-brother's wedding, in which Obama is dressed in traditional Muslim garb.

Kevin Hart's call to action "Get f***** up with me!!!" ... that's what he told his boys in Vegas, and his birthday bash looks a lot like a bachelor party.

Kevin's been in Vegas for a few days and partied at Omnia Tuesday night, when he told the crowd, "I'm getting married."

Kev's been engaged to Eniko Parrish for 2 years.

Marriage ... it's in the air.

1:08 PM PT: Kevin posted on Snapchat he's super hung over ... we can only imagine.

Nick Young's baby mama just revealed she's 22 WEEKS PREGNANT with his second child ... but says they were messing around behind Iggy Azalea's back for A LOT longer than that.

The woman, Keonna Green, just broke her silence to US Weekly -- dishing all the dirt about her secret affair with the NBA star while he was still engaged to Iggy.

Keonna -- who already has a 4-year-old son with Nick -- says they reconnected romantically BACK IN SEPTEMBER.

Keonna says she advised Nick to come clean to Iggy -- "I would be like, 'Nick, you cannot be sloppy. You need to be honest [with Azalea].' He would say, 'I don’t want to hear it.'"

She also says she doesn't feel guilty -- because "I’m pretty sure I’m not the only woman."

As for her message to Iggy -- "I wish her a lifetime of success … I mean, I’m definitely not going to apologize for being in love with a man who I have a lot of history with. I do wish her that kind of success and hope that she can get through this difficult time and she and Nick can move forward from this."