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PURSE ATTACK!!!!!!

A grown ass male UFC fighter threw a designer purse at another grown ass male UFC fighter in Dublin yesterday ... nearly causing a war to break out ... and it's LOADED with backstory.

The purse thrower is Norman Parke -- who chucked the bag at his opponent Reza Madadi at the weigh ins for UFC Fight Night in Dublin.

And why the purse attack???

Turns out, Reza was convicted of robbing a Bottega Veneta store in Stockholm, Sweden -- swiping all sorts of purses in a caper that was caught on tape. He actually served 14 months in prison!

Enter Parke ... who obviously thinks the best way to mess with Reza's head is to bring up the past -- which explains the purse ... and judging by Reza's reaction, the strategy worked.

These two fight tomorrow night ... and if Reza wins, he'll actually be able to BUY his next purse with the prize money.

HE'S BACK!!!

The UFC has lifted Jon Jones' suspension after his hit and run arrest in New Mexico and will allow him to return to the octagon effective immediately.

Jones was suspended for 6 months following the April arrest -- and was stripped of his light heavyweight title.

But now, UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta says he's getting one more chance -- and he better not blow it.

"We've made it clear to Jon that this new opportunity to compete in UFC is a privilege and not a right, and that there are significant expectations we have regarding his conduct moving forward."

"We’re happy to read and see reports that he has embraced the terms of his plea agreement and is using this experience to grow and develop as a person."

Jones has also issued a statement saying he's grateful for the opportunity -- adding, "I am excited to show how much I've grown as a person outside of the octagon."

"It took me losing almost everything I had worked for to realize how much I had. I am blessed and humbled by the continued support of the MMA community and I can't thank my fans enough for their unwavering support through my ups and downs."

"This marks the beginning of a new chapter in my life and my career and let me assure you the best is yet to come."

Bench press never looked so good.

Here's UFC badass Ronda Rousey all posed up in a bathing suit in the middle of the desert ... showing off her ridiculous physique for Self magazine.

Besides looking insanely hot, Rousey told the mag she's laser focused on her upcoming UFC 193 fight with Holly Holm because she wants to secure her legacy as one of the best fighters EVER.

"I want my name to be mentioned along with Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali," Rousey said in the article that hits new stands on Oct. 27th ... "and I don’t want the word woman to be in front of champion."

Yeah, well, if she keeps fighting like she's been fighting ... don't think that'll be a problem.

Hey Mayhem, look over here ... OVER HERE ... MAYHEM!!!

Here's the mugshot that former UFC star Jason "Mayhem" Miller took hours after he was arrested for allegedly attacking cops Friday morning in a ceramic tile throwing rage.

As we previously reported, cops say they initially confronted Miller at his Orange County home after receiving a call about a possible domestic disturbance -- but Miller was "aggressive and uncooperative."

Cops say the MMA fighter (and ex-MTV host) threw a tile and threatened them with a fire extinguisher and metal pole -- so they tased him. After that, Miller fought with cops for 8 minutes before he was taken into custody.

Eventually, he posed for the cop cam -- but refused to crack a smile ... unlike the last time he was arrested for fighting cops.

Jon Jones is CRUSHING his court-ordered community service -- TMZ Sports has learned he's made a sizable dent in his required 72 appearances to speak to kids groups ... with high praise from the orgs.

As part of his plea deal in his hit-and-run case in New Mexico last month, Jones was ordered to make 72 appearances with kids groups to educate children about making good decisions in life.

We've learned Jones hit up 5 different places on Thursday -- to rave reviews from the people who run the groups.

One of the places he went was Sandia Prep School -- where he spoke with the kids about how he almost lost his career over a few bad choices.

We spoke with the coach, who tells us, "His message to my team was simply awesome. His whole demeanor was great."

"These are young men, 8th grade to seniors in high school who really look up to him and I think they learned from this and appreciated Jon’s visit. I appreciated it."

Jones also swung by Gracie Barra New Mexico Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu --where instructor Don Ortega tells us Jon was equally candid with his students.

"He talked about losing a lot of wrestling matches but setting hit goals high and working hard to achieve them."

A wise Batman villain once said, "Never rub another man's rhubarb" -- which is why the marine who asked out Ronda Rousey is concerned that their date to his Marine Corps Ball could be called off.

UFC's Urijah Faber had an unwelcome visitor over the weekend who crapped all over his party.

Faber was entertaining friends at his Sacramento home when a woman bolted into the house and locked herself in the bathroom. Cops were called and Urijah chronicled the search with his cellphone.

The reveal almost brought the UFC star to his knees ... a woman passed out on the bathroom floor who had crapped herself and vomited for bad measure.

Call her Ronda the Merciful -- 'cause the UFC superstar says she's down to let Justin Bieber off the hook for dissing her sister at Cannes ... as long as she gets permission from one key person.

Rousey arrived back in L.A. to get back to training for her big fight against Holly Holm -- when we asked about the 2014 incident when Bieber blew off her 16-year-old sister who asked for a picture at a media event.

"If my little sister forgave him, I could," Ronda said.

Rousey has previously said her sister was so hurt by the incident, she STOPPED BEING A BELIEBER!

So, how can Bieber get Rousey's sister to forgive him? Maybe start with a picture ...

MMA star Johny Hendricks will not be fighting in UFC 192 on Saturday after being rushed to the hospital for intestinal blockage and kidney stones stemming ... so says Johny's manager.

Hendricks was scheduled to put his welterwight championship on the line against Tyron Woodley tomorrow night, but ran into huge medical issues while attempting to cut weight Thursday night.

According to his manager Ted Ehrhardt, Johny was in bad shape -- he needed to be given an IV and kidney stones were detected during his trip to the emergency room.

In fact, Hendricks told MMAFighting.com ... "The weight was coming off fine and then yesterday my body just started to shut down. When it hit that point, I tried to push through it, and well, it didn't go well because then I had to go to the ER."

Forget breaking bones, UFC superstar Luke Rockhold is all about breaking PHONES -- beating the living crap out of the new iPhones with his bare hands ... and it was all caught on video.

This footage is awesome ... Luke teamed up with an electronics warranty company called SquareTrade to show that iPhones may be tough ... but they stand no chance in a fight with an MMA badass.

Check out the clip ... Luke executes a death blow to SIRI using a brutal spin kick -- and then snaps the phone's neck like a chicken bone.

C'mon ... you've all wanted to do this to your phone at some point -- so, feel free to live vicariously through Rockhold for the next few minutes.

Jon Jones has just pled guilty to one count of leaving the scene of an accident ... stemming from an incident in April ... and was sentenced to 18 months probation.

Jonathan Papelbon should stick to baseball ... 'cause his fighting skills SUCK ASS ... so says someone who would know, UFC badass Daniel Cormier.

Cormier -- who's gearing up for UFC 192 this weekend -- says he watched Papelbon try to choke out Bryce Harper during a Nationals game Sunday ... and says was less than impressed.

"Terrible ... you won't find that in the octagon."

Ya gotta watch the clip ... Cormier says Papelbon deserves an "A for effort" ... but says the fight is a perfect example of why baseball players would never make it in the UFC.

UFC legend Tank Abbott is doubling down on his attack on female fighters -- saying NO WOMAN belongs in the octagon ... including Ronda Rousey.

Tank appeared on "TMZ Hollywood Sports' today after claiming he would post a $100k prize to any woman who could beat him in a fight ... but they would have to make him a sandwich if they lost.

Abbott -- who admits he'd been boozing -- says he's dead serious noting ... "I'll smack the living daylights out of any woman."

When asked what he would say to someone calling him a chauvinist pig -- Tank replied, "I'd say you're right and vote for Donald Trump."

UFC icon Tank Abbott says there's NO WOMAN on Earth who could beat him in a fight -- Ronda Rousey included -- because at the end of the day ... "She's a girl."

Suspended UFC star Nick Diaz just found his first celeb defender ... and maybe someone to smoke with ... 'cause Katt Williams is coming out strong for weed-blazing athletes saying it's not fair to ban them for toking up.

As we previously reported ... the Nevada Athletic Commission slapped Diaz with a 5-year suspension after he tested positive for pot after UFC 183.

We got Katt out at LAX and he told us the suspension is TOTAL BS ... saying that the hammer should only fall on athletes that enhance performance ... not junk food consumption.

Ronda Rousey says Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s finally getting what he deserves -- fans turning their backs on him in droves because he's just too damn boring in the ring.