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Jon Jones must have built up some serious rage after being in jail for 3 days ... and hours after he was released, he took it all out on his mitt guy.

The UFC superstar -- who fights Daniel Cormier in less than a month -- wasted no time getting back in the gym ... and you can tell from the video, he's angry.

"Won't let nothing disturb my peace. Right back to work. Round five out of seven. Them Ramen noodles got me feeling right," Jones added in the caption.

Dana White isn't pulling punches when it comes to Jon Jones -- telling TMZ Sports his decision to cuss out a police officer was just plain DUMB.

Cris "Cyborg" Justino tells TMZ Sports ... she's fired up to make her UFC debut in May -- but says she still has her eye on the biggest prize of all ... BEATING RONDA ROUSEY.

Cyborg is taking on Leslie Smith at UFC 198 in Brazil on May 14th -- and says she's not only predicting victory ... but wants to put on a show everyone will remember.

"Leslie is a very tough girl, most of her fights end by decision. I don't know if it will be a KO or submission, but I DO KNOW it will be worthy of a UFC performance bonus from Dana White!"

Cyborg says she likes Leslie -- "she is always nice and polite to me" -- but says when they get in the octagon, it's going to be violent.

As for Rousey ... Cyborg says, "Since she is no longer the champ, and I am officially in the UFC, I do not see any reason why the fight between us can't happen."

"I realize Holly Holm kicked her into retirement, but maybe after [UFC 198] we could settle the feud in New York when the UFC comes to Madison Square Garden."

"If Ronda is still retired, or has thought of a few more excuses to not fight me, then maybe Holly Holm or Miesha Tate are willing to fight. I want to make the biggest fights the fans want to see."

Despite his legal issues ... and the fact he's currently behind bars ... Jon Jones is still confident he'll beat up Daniel Cormier at UFC 197 on April 23rd.

Sources close to the UFC superstar tell us he's taking his legal matters VERY seriously -- but isn't brushing off his fight with D.C. He's planning on jumping right back into his training regimen as soon as he gets out of jail.

In fact, Jones tweeted about the fight late Monday night ... saying, "Today I had some of the best workouts I've had all camp. I've trained too hard and come too far to let anything get to me at this point."

11:29 AM PT -- EAG Sports, which represents Jon, just issued a statement saying, "Jon and his team are taking this very seriously and we will let the legal process play out."

"We are confident he will be released once he has an opportunity to explain to the judge the facts in this case."

Jon Jones was booked in New Mexico for violating his probation moments ago -- and posed for a brand new mug shot after turning himself in ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We're told a judge had issued a warrant for the UFC star's arrest for violating the terms of his probation after he was cited for drag racing in Albuquerque last week.

Jones was sentenced to probation last year after being convicted in a hit and run case in which the UFC star crashed into a pregnant woman's car and then ran from the scene on foot.

One of the terms of Jones' probation was to not get into any trouble with the law -- and the judge felt the drag racing citation qualified as a violation.

When it comes to "titles" -- UFC superstar Miesha Tate says she would rather be known as "champ" than "Mrs."

Tate has been dating UFC fighter Bryan Caraway for roughly 10 years -- and when we asked if marriage is in their future ... she told us she's concerned about making it "official."

"Honestly, we're not trying to fix what's not broken at the moment," Tate said ... "We're happy and I don't think a paper defines your dedication."

But how would she feel if Caraway proposed? Watch the clip ...

More trouble for UFC superstar Jon Jones ... who just revealed he was busted for drag racing in New Mexico last week.

Jones revealed the incident moments ago on "The MMA Hour" with Ariel Helwani -- but adamantly denied drag racing.

TMZ Sports spoke with the Albuquerque PD -- and a rep told us Jones was pulled over late Thursday night/early Friday morning for drag tracing.

He was issued 5 citations -- the main was for drag racing. The other 4 citations were for "equipment issues" including a modified exhaust and an "issue" with his license plate.

The incident could be devastating for Jones -- who is already on probation for a hit and run conviction. He was recently warned not to get ANY citations.

Story developing ...

Wanna see Matt Barnes beat the living hell out of Derek Fisher? Great, now you can.

A dude named Eric Bui turned the feuding NBA stars into characters in the new "EA Sports UFC 2" video game ... and let 'em battle it out in the Octagon.

It didn't go well for Fisher.

Enjoy!

UFC stars Nate and Nick Diaz are rank amateurs in the Octagon of ganja, according to no less an expert than Bob Marley's son ... who's offering to help the bros go pro, mon.

Boxing superstar Andre Berto says he spoke with Conor McGregor earlier this week -- and tells TMZ Sports he strongly feels the guy should NOT rush into a rematch with Nate Diaz.

Berto's not just a premiere boxer (fighting Victor Ortiz in April) -- but he comes from an MMA family with his father, brother and SISTER all having competed in the Octagon.

So, when Berto told us he's been in contact with The Notorious ... we had to ask if he had advice for the UFC star.

Long story short ... Berto's not against a rematch with Diaz -- just not right now.

"I think that he should probably take another fight or two first," Berto said.

Wanna date UFC superstar Paige VanZant? Good. Pay attention.

The 21-year-old phenom says she's still officially on the market -- "very single" -- after she and UFC fighter Cody Garbrandt broke things off back in September.

So, what kind of a guy is Paige into? Watch the clip to find out ...

Also, we asked Paige if she would ever consider switching weight classes to fight Ronda Rousey -- and she makes it clear, that fight ain't ever happening.

By the way, besides being one of the best up and coming fighters in the UFC, Paige is super hot. Here's the photo proof.

Ronda Rousey's mom just bro'd out with our African American camera guy ... telling him they've got something in common -- their blackness!

Nobody wants to be like the Kardashian family because they're "trash" and they're taking advantage of America ... so says UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes.

Seriously, this guy HATES 'em.

So, why the hostility? Hughes goes into great detail ... outlining why they're a trainwreck family and "nobody wants to be like them."

The funny part ... despite the intense hatred, his own wife watches the show (and so does he!).

UFC legend Randy Couture says he jumped into action to pull a family from a flipped vehicle in Mexico Sunday ... rescuing several people trapped in their ride after crashing near Cancun, TMZ Sports has learned.

We spoke with Couture who confirmed ... he had just landed in Mexico to work on the movie "Bruja" and was on his way to his hotel when, "I looked up and this minivan went off the road."

"It rolled over twice into the jungle. My driver pulled over and called the police. We busted into the woods and helped the two women and the kid."

"The vehicle was on its side, so everyone was climbing out the side door. One of the women seemed like she was in shock. She was really weak. So I carried her out of the van and to the road. I wanted to get everyone away from the car because I was concerned it was going to catch fire. There were all these fluids leaking from the van."

Couture says all 6 people in the car were okay -- no serious injuries -- "there was some blood from some scratches."

"Once they were back on the road, and we knew they were okay, we left and continued on to the hotel."

We spent hours calling multiple local law enforcement agencies and emergency personnel but haven't heard back. Hey, those long distance charges can be a bitch ...

UFC superstar Urijah Faber says he TRIED to help Conor McGregor prepare for Nate Diaz -- but Conor ignored him -- and the result? "HE GOT WHOOPED."

We spoke with Faber at the UFC Gym in La Mirada where he confirmed that UFC honcho Dana White offered him the McGregor fight at UFC 196 (and Faber accepted) ... only for Conor to turn him down to fight Diaz instead.

"That backfired!" Faber told TMZ Sports.

Despite the rejection, Faber -- who has the most submissions in the UFC Bantamweight division -- says he tried to help Conor by giving him tips on how to fight the bigger, stronger Diaz ... but his advice fell upon deaf ears.

To the victor ... goes the bong -- at least if you're Nate Diaz.