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UFC legend Dan Henderson is about to give the fellas -- and some of you ladies -- the most important advice he could ever give you.

He's gonna tell you exactly what you need to land a smoking hot wife.

Henderson should know ... his wife, Rachel, is an absolute DIME ... and when we ran into him out in L.A. we had to know ... dude what's the secret?

He has an answer ... hope it helps out ... in the meantime, enjoy some pics of his work below.

We'd advise you just look though ... guy could kill you.

UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz says Urijah Faber's chin looks like a butt -- so, we decided to see if he could seriously tell the difference in a game called, "Butt ... or Urijah Faber's Chin."

Cruz appeared on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs Friday night on FS1) -- and played the game ... and did surprisingly well!!

Here's a teaser clip -- but make sure to watch the WHOLE THING on the show tonight ... it's pretty hilarious.

Mini-Me is pissed ... with Verne Troyer blasting UFC star Jon Jones for using the M-word to attack Daniel Cormier ... a word that's clearly offensive to little people.

Jones hurled the insult at Cormier during their Twitter war this week -- calling him a "mental m**get"

Troyer says the word is extremely hurtful -- adding that people who use that word are "just naive and I would say stupid."

Troyer says he doesn't necessarily want an apology -- he just wants Jones to stop using the word.

UFC superstar Chris Weidman played the role of Super Bowl bet debt settler in the TMZ office ... punishing the producer who picked the Panthers to win -- by delivering a right-handed pie to the face.

It all went down while Weidman was co-hosting the "TMZ Sports" TV show on FS1 -- and brought up the bet Evan and Van made with Weidman back in February.

The initial bet was "loser gets a leg kick from Chris Weidman" ... but Van (he picked the Panthers) was able to negotiate down to a pie to the face.

A.C. Slater's no bitch ... so says UFC superstar Urijah Faber who tells TMZ Sports when it comes to fighting, Mario Lopez is the REAL DEAL.

Faber says he and Lopez have been friends for a while -- and can personally vouch for his fighting skills ... saying Lopez really excels in boxing and wrestling. For real.

"Mario is a beast, brother."

The "Extra" host is 42 years old -- but Faber says the guy is in insane shape and could seriously hold his own if Dana White comes calling for a real deal UFC fight.

Zack Morris rematch, anyone???

Cris "Cyborg" Justino is the REAL DEAL -- and will destroy Ronda Rousey whenever they face off in the octagon ... so says UFC legend Lyoto Machida.

With Cyborg gearing up for her long-awaited UFC debut, we asked if Machida had any intel on his fellow Brazilian ... and he delivered.

"She is the real deal. She can beat anyone," Machida said ... "She can take a punch and also she can GIVE a punch."

Of course, Cyborg has been begging for a fight with Rousey for years -- and when we asked Machida who would emerge victorious he didn't even hesitate.

Ovince St. Preux says he "humbly accepted" Daniel Cormier's offer to train him for the Jon Jones fight at UFC 197 ... but only in a small guest trainer capacity.

OSP appeared on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs tonight on FS1) -- and told the guys he knows D.C. and they're "pretty cool" ... but wants his current trainer Joey Zonar to continue leading his training program.

So, how exactly would Cormier contribute? Check out the clip.

By the way, there's A LOT more in the full interview -- including OSP's thoughts about Jon Jones' legal issues.

Paige VanZant saw video of the brawl involving Derek Wolfe ... and the UFC star thinks the Broncos DE may have a future after he retires from the NFL ... as a UFC FIGHTER!!

TMZ Sports caught up with Paige Tuesday afternoon in L.A. ... and seeing as she punches people in the face for a living ... we asked her to break down the Derek Wolfe bar fight footage.

Check out the clip ... if PVZ's right, it might not be too long before you see big DW inside the Octagon.

Ronda Rousey is in a "great place mentally, physically and emotionally" ... and most importantly "she's ready to fight" -- so says UFC honcho Dana White.

Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier WILL NOT meet in the octagon later this month at UFC 197 ... 'cause the fight's off after DC injured his leg ... forcing him to withdraw from the event.

The Jones-Cormier grudge match -- scheduled to go down April 23rd in Vegas -- momentarily seemed in jeopardy earlier in the week after Jones spent 2 nights in jail for a probation violation.

However, UFC honcho Dana White gave JJ the green light, and the fight was still on ... that is, 'til Cormier hurt his leg ... putting the highly anticipated rematch on ice.

The severity -- and how the injury was sustained -- is unclear.

No word yet from the UFC on whether Jones will remain on the card ... or if the JJ-DC fight will be rescheduled.

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 ...