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The U.S. Marine who invited Ronda Rousey to his Marine Corps Ball says he's in "complete shock" after his video got nearly 4 MILLION views online ... and says he's still hopeful she'll say "Yes."

The Marine with the massive cojones is Jarrod Haschert -- who joined the guys on "TMZ Hollywood Sports" to update us on his plan to make Ronda his date for the December 11th event.

The bad news: he hasn't heard back from Ronda yet.

The good news: he's still super confident and even has a game plan in case she takes him up on the offer.

Here's a first ... Floyd Mayweather is using the Forbes list as diss fuel -- saying Ronda Rousey is still way too poor to be mentioned in the same breath as the boxing champ.

Chad Johnson thinks the animosity between Floyd Mayweather and Ronda Rousey is built up sexual tension ... and the only way to diffuse the situation is to hump it out.

After Ronda trashed Mayweather again this week ... saying he's illterate and she makes more cash-per-second than he does ... Johnson decided it was time to weigh in.

"Ronda Rousey & Mayweather might as well date & stop the verbal jabs at each other."

Cris "Cyborg" Justino says Ronda Rousey is straight DUCKING HER and has been for years -- and she's now calling out the UFC champ ... saying she wants the next fight.

Cyborg has been out in Philly with fellow MMA badass Miesha Tate to shoot the movie "Fight Valley: Knockaround Girls" ... when we asked how they felt about getting passed over for the main event at UFC 195.

Obviously, they weren't happy about it ... but both Tate and Cyborg say they're ready to brawl with Rousey any time, any where.

"It's not my choice, it's her choice," Cyborg said ... "I'm ready. Let's go fight."

As for Tate, she says her rematch is just a matter of time -- "That day will come and we will see that fight again."

Rousey has to get through Holly Holm first ... who happens to be co-starring in the movie with Cyborg and Tate.

Ronda Rousey is finally getting a chance to put on spandex tights and a bustier to bring a comic book badass to life -- but she won't be in the outfit too long, since the movie is a XXX film.

The match was JUST announced ... and we've already got some good old fashioned smack talk in the Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm UFC fight ... courtesy of Holly's camp.

9:00 PM PT -- The UFC says a third party law firm has opened an investigation into Johnson's gym incident. For what it's worth ... he eventually deleted the original FB rant, and apologized.

He was suspended last year after the mother of his children accused him of abuse, and he plead no contest to a 2010 domestic violence charge.

Do NOT do yoga in UFC fighter Anthony "Rumble" Johnson's gym -- the guy just went OFF on a woman who did ... throwing her yoga mat, saying she's built like a "bag of dry dog food" and making her cry.

Johnson, a light heavyweight, apparently had a nasty run-in with the woman ... telling her, "To the ugly girl in the gym ... if you get in my way or any other athlete again I'll throw your yoga mat across the gym AGAIN."

Johnson's menacing FB post continues ... "Who in their right mind stretches where ppl are suppose to lift? You need more than stretching to help that beat up body." It appears the woman burst into tears and complained to the front desk ... and Johnson ripped her for that too.

It finally happened ... Ronda Rousey lost her title belt, but in the most awesome way possible.

Jon Jones is taking Dana White's advice to heart -- cleaning himself up and working with the community to get his life back on track ... and today, he mentored kids at a Boys & Girls Club.

The former UFC champ hit up the B&GC in Albuquerque, New Mexico -- where he talked to the kids about the importance of working hard to make their dreams come true.

But the best part -- one of the kids challenged Jon to play the UFC video game on Playstation ... AND CRUSHED JONES (who was playing as himself).

Sources close to Jones tell us ... Jon has been working hard to get his life back in order ever since his hit and run arrest --  doing volunteer community service and spending lots of time in the gym.

As for resuming his MMA career, we're told "nothing's out of the question" -- but he's been focusing a lot of his time on mentoring and coaching other fighters.

Jones is still suspended from the UFC -- but check out this recent video of Dana White (below) ... it's clear he's still a fan of the guy and if he keeps up the good work, we're guessing we haven't seen the last of him in the octagon.

Conor McGregor is the greatest thing to come out of Ireland since Guinness -- or at least that's how you're gonna feel after watching his countryman Colin Farrell gush about the UFC badass.

We got Colin outside Jimmy Kimmel's studio Thursday evening ... and, somewhat foolishly, asked if he was a fan of the UFC Featherweight champ. Colin went way beyond Conor's fight skills, and went off about his character and spirit.

He even says Conor's having a HUGE effect on "all the people at home." Check it out ... Colin makes it sound like Conor could be a bona fide Irish leader. Take that Bono!

The next UFC superfight might just have a little NBA flavor to it ... 'cause hoops star Serge Ibaka tells TMZ Sports he's serious about battling Matt Barnes ... he's just gotta win a championship first.

In case you missed it ... Barnes went on ESPN's "SportsNation" earlier this week and blasted Ibaka, calling him a "fake tough guy" and saying he's desperate to fight OKC's big man.

Ibaka fired back on Twitter ... asking UFC honcho Dana White if he'd be interested in (awesomely) putting the NBA stars in the Octagon. But last night in Hollywood, Serge seemed to dismiss Barnes as more of a clown and less of a fighter. Nonetheless, he says he'll still kick Barnes' ass ... after he's taken care of one important piece of biz.

Here's proof Conor McGregor wasn't the only UFC star who won in Vegas this weekend ... check out fellow MMA head-basher Nick Diaz posing with a trophy of his own.

Nick was in Vegas this past weekend for the big fight and hit up Wet Republic at the MGM Grand where he seemed to have both hands full ... with a super hot chick.

Turns out the woman in the bikini is named Heather -- and she's been close with Diaz for a while now.

Here's what 2 black eyes, 1 broken nose and a broken foot look like ... courtesy of UFC stud Rory MacDonald.

Rory battled it out with Robbie Lawler at UFC 189 in one of the most violent brawls of all time ... and even though Rory lost the fight, everyone is hailing him as a champ for fighting through the blood and the pain.

In fact, both fighters were hurt so badly, they each went to the hospital DIRECTLY after the bout ... instead of hanging around for the usual post-fight news conference.

Don't worry ... despite the fact they killed each other in the octagon, they were super friendly at the hospital ... where Lawler was treated for a massive split lip.

And the best part ... they SMILED for the pic ... which, given their injuries, had to hurt like a BIATCH.

Yeah, these guys are tough.

UFC badass Conor McGregor kept the Irish party train rollin' on Sunday -- extending his UFC 189 victory party to a crazy Vegas bikini party ... TMZ Sports has learned.

It all went down at the Foxtail Pool Club at the SLS Hotel ... where a barely bruised McGregor took in some sun with UFC ring girl Arianny Celeste ... while Ty Dolla Sign took care of the music.

Amazing McGregor even made it out Sunday -- considering he was partying his face off the night before ... hitting up Vegas nightclubs hours after he beat up Chad Mendes in UFC 189.

Guess he can sleep on the plane.

The UFC mixed business with pleasure in Vegas yesterday -- when the hottest ring girls and the toughest fighters stripped down to their bathing suits for a Sin City pool party ... and TMZ Sports has the pics.

It all went down at the Liquid Pool Party at the Aria to hype up UFC 189 -- where ring girls like Arianny Celeste, Brittney Palmer and Chrissy Blair kicked it with fighters like Luke Rockhold and Rumble Johnson.

Don't worry ... undefeated bad ass Paige VanZant was there too.

This might be the cutest moment we've ever seen from a bloodthirsty child.

Once again, an adorable little kid got the microphone at a Conor McGregor UFC press conference -- and said something hilarious/disturbing in front of a packed house.

"Conor, can you please rip Chad Mendes' head off?"

It's the first time we've ever seen Conor speechless.