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Memba when Conor McGregor said he could whoop Jesus Christ's ass in an MMA fight?

Well, seems the two have finally made peace.

McGregor was at the news conference for the UFC 197 fight against Rafael dos Anjos ... when a fan asked Raf if he was offended by Conor's comments, since he's a very religious guy.

Raf essentially says Conor will feel Jesus' wrath come fight time ... but Conor says he ain't worried, since he and JC are cool, bro.

It's pretty funny stuff.

Chalk up another victory for Conor McGregor -- 'cause TMZ Sports has learned the UFC superstar will NOT be charged with a crime for allegedly driving around with a firearm in Ireland.

As we previously reported, cops in Conor's home country launched an investigation into the champ after he posted a picture appearing to show himself pointing a gun out of the window of a car.

McGregor later fessed up to brandishing the weapon ... but claimed the firearm was nothing more than an Airsoft gun he was using to practice for a possible movie role.

BTW, even brandishing an Airsoft gun in public could be a violation an Ireland.

But good news for Conor ... a rep for the Irish Police Force tells us the investigation is over and officials have determined "no offense was committed."

Congrats!

Ronda Rousey is calling BS on rumors she's done in the UFC -- telling TMZ Sports a rematch with Holly Holm will DEFINITELY happen in 2016.

There have been rumblings that Rousey could leave the octagon for good to focus on her blossoming career in Hollywood ... especially now that she just inked a new movie deal with Tina Fey.

But over the weekend, Rousey couldn't have been more clear -- she wants another crack at Holly ... and she's working with Dana White to figure out a date pronto.

Headbutts, punches, trash-talk ... yeah, all hell broke loose during a pre-fight clash between heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder and Artur Szpilka Wednesday -- and TMZ Sports has the footage.

It all went down at the World Trade Center -- when the two fighters got face-to-face and started yelling at each other.

That's when Szpilka let the hands fly -- and a scuffle broke out ... with a bunch of people flying in to break it up before the guys killed each other.

The Irish government has a VERY interesting topic on the docket today -- politicians are set to discuss a real proposal to put Conor McGregor's face on the EURO COIN!!!

A fan submitted the proposal back in December, after McGregor's 13-second destruction of Jose Aldo at UFC 194 ... and it got so much momentum, that it has been scheduled for discussion in parliament.

TMZ Sports spoke with a rep for the House of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature) who confirmed the committee is meeting Wednesday about the UFC star ... but says getting Conor's face on the coin is definitely an uphill battle.

"There are some European-wide stipulations that would need to be met for a petition like this to actually be enforced, so it's a longshot."

Basically ... even if Ireland approved the move, the remaining countries that use the Euro would also have to approve the change in order to get McGregor's face on money.

As for Conor, he's pushing for it -- saying, "It would be a true honour for me to be immortalised on the €1 coin! Thank you to my fans for the petition!Let's go Oireachtas! Vote YES :-)"

WARNING: The video you're about to see is gross ... and kinda freakin' awesome!

UFC champ Luke Rockhold, fresh off a dominating victory over Chris Weidman is getting back to 100% healthy by getting his elbow drained ... and you're going to watch it ... and hate yourself.

Rockhold took to social media to post a video of the whole procedure ... where a doctor sticks a needle IN HIS FREAKIN' ELBOW and drains the liquid disgustingness out of it.

Ronda Rousey wore a real body suit Friday as she was out and about in L.A.

Ronda gave BF Travis Browne a big smooch, looking like her old self.

She's gotta love the reaction she got from the pics we posted from the S.I. modeling shoot, where her swimsuit was literally painted on.

David Spade won't be going to the newsstand for Ronda Rousey's Sports Illustrated spread ... because there are easier ways to look at hot chicks.

Our photog got David Friday at Craig's in West Hollywood ... and the he made it clear he's over magazines.

UFC champ Conor McGregor is under investigation by cops in Ireland for a gun related violation ... after he posted a pic of what appears to be himself with an automatic rifle.

Ronda Rousey's confidence is back to champion form, and TMZ Sports has the hard evidence -- Ronda sporting NOTHING but body paint on a Caribbean beach!

The ex-UFC champ is doing a photo shoot for S.I.'s upcoming Swimsuit Issue on Petite Martinique island, off the coast of Grenada. We checked, and what looks like a swimsuit ... is just paint.

As you can imagine, Ronda's shoot on a public beach drew plenty of attention ... hence these pics.

Former Ultimate Fighter champ Julianna Peña got into a bar brawl with a bunch of guys -- and it got so out of control ... blood was all over the place.

911 callers reported the bantamweight fighter and her trainer Josh Gow were taking on security guards at Zola's in Spokane on Dec. 20. The audio is pretty brutal ... you can actually hear the fight still going behind a caller who said, "They're wiping their bloody faces on the door."

According to cops, Peña and Gow had actually gotten into a fight at a different bar -- with 20 people throwing fists -- and then bolted to Zola's. Security there refused to let them in because it was past closing time.

Cops say Peña -- who won Ultimate Fighter 18 in 2013 -- lunged toward bouncers who were trying to keep them out. She allegedly busted out some MMA moves, kicking 2 of them in the groin.

Floyd Mayweather needs to chill using the race card on Conor McGregor ... that's according to UFC announcer Bruce Buffer. McGregor's the man in UFC because he kicks ass ... not 'cause he's white.

Bruce was leaving Gold's Gym in Venice when we asked him about Floyd saying McGregor getting a pass from fans and media for his smack talk ... because he's white.

Floyd Mayweather says UFC champ Conor McGregor can be as brash and arrogant as he wants without catching any heat ... because of the color of his skin.

Mayweather did an interview with the guys over at FightHype.com last week, and when the subject of the flamboyant McGregor came up ... Mayweather went off.

"He talks a lot trash and people praise him for it, but when I did it, they say I'm cocky and arrogant. So biased."

He goes on to say ... "I ain't racist at all, but I'm telling you racism still exists."

Floyd then brings Ronda Rousey and Laila Ali into it ... questioning why Laila didn't get the endorsement and movie love Ronda does ... even though he feels Ali accomplished more.

How does a guy who bashes people's faces in for a living bond with his family over the holidays?

If you're UFC superstar Anderson Silva ... SIMULATED WARFARE!!!

Silva -- currently training for a big fight against Michael Bisping on Feb 27 -- took 12 family members out to Hollywood Sports in Bellflower, CA this past Saturday for some yuletide paintballin' fun.

We spoke with the owner of HS ... who tells us Anderson is a frequent visitor and believes the time shooting at each others heads promotes family unity ... and helps work off all that turkey.

How hardcore is Silva about his paintball? We're told he owns his own custom-made military grade tactical gear ... and loves to compete on the "Saving Private Ryan" battle course.

Still ... he's one of the only guys we can think of who's more dangerous WITHOUT a gun.

Conor McGregor is starting to upgrade ... rollin' around Santa Monica in a $500,000 CAR!!!!

Check out out the footage of the Notorious One ... doing some Christmas shopping in his Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe ... while bumping old school Mariah Carey.

Don't judge him. Old school Mariah is dope.

As for the whip, it's just a drop in the bucket if you consider the fact UFC boss Lorenzo Fertitta just came out and said he expects Conor to be the UFC's first $100 MILLION fighter.

Talk about living up to your nickname ...

UFC superstar Ryan "Darth" Bader (get it?) says he'd kick the living snot out of a Jedi in a street fight ... and he's even got a strategy to do it.

The clip is pretty funny ... especially since "Darth" says he's not even a real 'Star Wars' fan -- he just liked the nickname better than the other option, "Master" (get it?).