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A former UFC fighter and his son were both shot during an armed robbery in Oklahoma Monday night outside of the gym where they were working out ... but both men are expected to survive.

Mikey Burnett -- who last fought for the UFC in 1999 -- was leaving the gym around 7:30 PM when he was approached by two men ... at least one of whom was armed.

Officials say Mikey's 18-year-old son saw the robbery and tried to fight off one of the robbers -- during the struggle, Mikey was shot multiple times in the abdomen. His son, Freddie, was shot in the leg.

Cops say the suspects ran off and fled in a nearby vehicle.

No arrests have been made -- but officials say there is a ton of security footage and a bunch of witnesses.

Mikey has undergone surgery and is expected to recover.

Nate Diaz doesn't even need to show up to UFC 196 ... 'cause according to former WBC boxing champ Andre Berto fate is already sealed ... Conor McGregor's gonna kick that ass.

Berto was leaving Playhouse when we got his thoughts on the fight ... who better to ask than a guy who makes a living punishing faces himself, right?

Not only that ... but Andre comes from an MMA family with his father, brother, and SISTER all having competed in the Octagon.

Check out the clip -- Berto is Team McGregor all the way, telling our guy he thinks Nate's tough ... but not tough enough to take out the pride of Ireland.

As far as a matchup between Conor and Jesus ... Berto wouldn't give us a straight answer. Although we already know what McGregor thinks.

Remember when Conor McGregor said he would "whoop Jesus Christ's ass"?

Here's Conor McGregor ... doubling down on the racist smack talk.

McGregor referred to Nate Diaz as a "cholo gangsta from the hood" during the insane news conference for the UFC 196 fight Wednesday day ... and clearly, he's not letting up.

UFC Prez Dana White has lashed out at fighter Nate Diaz, telling TMZ Sports Diaz is not only wrong when he says "all UFC fighters are on steroids," he's also hypocritical.

White tells us, "The UFC unquestionably has the best drug testing program in all of sports. All done by the United States Anti-Doping Association."

Dana is quick to add Nate's own teammates, Gilbert Melendez and Jake Shields, were both busted for PEDs ... point out, "If you are cheating, you get caught."

UFC champ Conor McGregor called Nate Diaz a "cholo gangsta from the hood" in one of the most hate-fueled pre-fight press conferences ever.

Nate said everyone in the UFC -- including Conor -- was on steroids. Conor went nuts and said he was absolutely not.

Nate, who's stepping in at the last minute to replace the injured Rafael dos Anjos in UFC 196 on March 5th, was goaded by Conor, who said Nate "makes gun signs with the right hand and animal balloons with the left hand."

Conor was referring to Nate's side jobs to make money. Conor was quick to add he's now a millionaire who shops on Rodeo Drive.

You have never seen this kind of hatred.

With Rafael dos Anjos pulling out of his big fight with Conor McGregor at UFC 196 -- Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone is throwing his Stetson in the ring to take Raf's place.

RDA suffered a broken foot during a training session -- leaving the UFC scrambling to find a suitable replacement for Conor for the March 5th fight ... one of the biggest UFC events of the year.

Now, Cerrone says he's game ... with Cowboy's manager Josh Jones telling FOX Sports they've already reached out to the UFC saying he's down to fight.

So far, no official decision has been made -- but it's gotta happen fast ... so stay tuned.

He was awesome as Ray ... he crushed it as Django ... and apparently Jamie Foxx also brought down the house playing RONDA ROUSEY!

It's a pretty cool story ... UFC champ Holly Holm says Foxx invited her over to his L.A. pad after she won the fight back in August -- and treated her to a live reenactment of the K.O. seen 'round the world.

So, how'd Foxx do?

HOLM LOVED IT!

Jon Jones caught a HUGE break during his traffic stop in New Mexico last month -- with the officer telling the UFC star he let him off easy after going 75 in a 35 WITHOUT a driver's license.

TMZ Sports obtained the audio from the January 31st incident -- in which Jon is extremely polite and explains that he didn't realize he was going so fast.

The cop asks for Jon's driver's license, registration and proof of insurance but Jones says he doesn't have it on him ... explaining he was running late for MMA practice and didn't have his stuff in order.

Jon then says he lost his license a while back and has been driving with his passport instead -- the cop explains he can't do that.

In the end, the cop tells Jon he could have busted him for reckless driving -- a misdemeanor -- which could have violated the terms of Jon's probation stemming from his hit and run conviction.

Instead, the cop only cited Jon for driving without a license, proof of insurance and registration -- and explains, "You're getting a huge break dude."

At the end of the stop, the cop admonishes Jones -- "Just drive normal, okay? I mean, yeah you got a cool car but there's no need to go drive crazy and kill somebody or kill yourself. It ain't worth it dude."

Ronda Rousey's boyfriend Travis Browne says he vowed to support Ronda "in any way I could" after her devastating loss to Holly Holm -- saying he would "go through hell and back for her."

Earlier this week, Ronda admitted that she thought about killing herself after the fight -- and Browne helped her get out of that dark place.

"I was there to support her in any way I could, just like any man would do for his woman,” Browne told Activ8Media.

"It’s pretty simple. There’s no magic in it. We go through those dark times and we need someone to lean on. I hate the fact that she had to go through that dark time, but like she said, it happened for a reason and there’s a great purpose."

"This is our story and this is our life, and I would go through hell and back for her."

An emotional Ronda Rousey broke down in tears and told Ellen DeGeneres she was so crushed after her loss to Holly Holm back in November, she thought about taking her own life.

Ronda Rousey suddenly has more people wanting to train her than Anakin Skywalker ... first Chuck Liddell, and now boxer Andre Berto has offered his help to aid Ronda in bashing Holly Holm's face.

TMZ Sports spoke to Berto and he told us he agrees with Ronda's mom ... who blamed Ronda's current trainer for not having Rousey ready to throw hands with Holm. But Berto thinks he can change all that.

"Ronda isn't a pure boxer, Holly is. She needs to focus more on her boxing and cutting off the ring. I'd love to stop by her gym and give some pointers.”

It's obvious Ronda is on the comeback trail -- we saw her knocking the ring rust off with her trainer recently -- although it's unknown exactly when she'll make her return.

Andre can help Ronda no matter the opponent ... pointing out that his father and brother have both fought MMA so he knows his way around the octagon.

Talk about hitting below the belt ...

UFC superstar Michael Bisping is ripping into Anderson Silva -- claiming the guy's history of PED usage left him with a wonky penis ... and Bisping's not afraid to mock him for it.

The two are set to face off at UFC Fight Night in England on Feb. 27th -- and even though Bisping says he believes Silva is clean for this fight, he thinks Silva had been cheating for years.

"He was using his entire career," Bisping says.

Check out the clip ... Bisping also predicts exactly when and how he plans to beat Silva.

11:58 AM PT -- We just got Mayhem's mug shot. Yeeesh.

Ex-UFC star Jason "Mayhem" Miller was arrested for DUI this weekend -- and we're told officers brought the cavalry to the arrest scene, just in case he decided to get violent with cops again.

FYI -- Mayhem allegedly fought police on TWO separate incidents last year ... grappling with 4 cops in March and attacking officers with a ceramic tile back in October.

So, when cops got a tip that 35-year-old Miller was driving drunk in Irvine, CA this weekend -- we're told they rolled deep just in case things got crazy this time around too!

Our sources say there were roughly 15 cops on scene and a K9 unit to provide assistance.

When the gang arrived to the scene, we're told Miller had "obvious signs of intoxication" -- and then bombed several field sobriety tests.

He was arrested on suspicion of DUI and hauled to a nearby jail.

We're told Miller was mouthy with cops during the incident ... but didn't get violent this time -- which is a step in the right direction considering his past.

The Ronda Rousey comeback is officially in full swing -- 'cause the UFC superstar is finally back in the gym fighting again ... and we've got the pics!

It's the first time we've seen Ronda throwing punches and grappling since her crushing loss to Holly Holm back in November ... a sign her injuries are all healed up and she's ready to go.

Directly after the Holm fight, Rousey said her mouth and teeth suffered so much damage that she speculated, "It might be 3 to 6 months before I can eat an apple, let alone take an impact."

Well, here we are 3 months later ... and Rousey was back at the Glendale Fighting Club working out with her trainer Edmond Tarverdyan.

Ronda has previously told us she plans to fight Holly sometime this year -- though no date has been set.

Good news for Ronda Rousey's mom ... UFC legend Chuck Liddell is totally willing to take over for the trainer she hates ... saying he'd love to be in Rowdy Ronda's corner for her rematch with Holly Holm.

We got Liddell out in San Fran partying for Super Bowl 50 and asked about Ronda's mom blasting trainer Edmond Tarverdyan ... basically blaming him for Rousey getting waxed.