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MMA legend Randy Couture is confident Nate Diaz is gonna beat up Conor McGregor this weekend ... because there's one massive hole in CM's fight game.

Smokin' hot UFC Octagon girl Arianny Celeste says she's TEAM NATE DIAZ when it comes to the big fight -- all because the Diaz brothers are "crazy as f***."

Celeste spends A LOT of time around the fighters -- and says she's convinced Nate is gonna beat Conor up ... plain and simple.

"[The Diaz brothers] remind me of my family," Celeste says ... "They're crazy as f***."

The news is gonna piss off Conor -- who told off ALL Diaz supporters Thursday night in a Tupac "Hit 'Em Up" style rant.

"F*** Nate Diaz ... and if you're down with Nate Diaz then f*** you too!"

That being said ... check out a gallery of Arianny below ... and wish she was rooting for your team.

Andre Berto is giving Conor McGregor a warning Marsellus Wallace would approve of ... saying after the "crackhead ese" diss Conor put on Nate Diaz ... his Stockton privileges have been revoked.

Stockton is, of course, Nate Diaz's hometown ... and when we got Berto out in L.A. we asked if the (racist?) insult Conor threw out at the UFC 202 presser Wednesday was over the line.

Check out the clip -- Berto says yes ... so much so that he thinks it'd be better if Conor avoided the lovely city of Stockton altogether for a while ... for fear of Nate sympathizers.

Awesome moment for UFC champ Tyron Woodley Wednesday night ... when Snoop and Wiz Khalifa brought him out onstage during their concert ... and the crowd went nuts!

The rappers were performing in St. Louis, Missouri -- right near Tyron's hometown of Ferguson -- when they stopped the show, brought Woodley to center stage and Snoop said, "The mother f***ing champ is here!"

They danced, they took pics ... great night.

Nick Diaz says Conor McGregor HIT A KID in his water bottle throwing rampage at the UFC 202 press conference ... and even got an exclusive interview with the alleged victim.

Nick was standing right next to his brother when Conor launched the water attack -- and after the incident, he grabbed the pint-sized alleged victim for a video testimony.

"Aw, that's f***ed up," Diaz said.

"Bro, why you hitting kids with bottles??"

Pandemonium at the UFC 202 presser ... with Conor McGregor grabbing water bottles and THROWING THEM at Nate Diaz ... while calling Nate's crew a bunch of "crackhead eses."

It all went down in Vegas moments ago ... Conor arrived to the event 30 minutes late.

When he finally got there, Nate stormed off the panel ... setting McGregor off.

McGregor unleashed a bunch of f-bomb laden insults -- while grabbing any projectile he could find and throwing it at Nate and his crew.

Dana White warned Conor to stop throwing stuff and then canceled the rest of the event.

"See you Saturday."

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UFC star Cody Garbrandt hates EVERYTHING about Dominick Cruz -- especially his tribal tattoo.

Cody "No Love" has been trashing Cruz like crazy lately -- and Monday, he went in on Dom's upper back body art ... saying the champ's ink is corny and outdated.

Then comes the physical threat ... with Garbrandt promising to break Cruz's jaw after he disposes of Takeya Mizugaki at UFC 202 this weekend.

Cheating allegations or not, Jon Jones is still the best fighter in the world ... so says UFC star Anthony "Rumble" Johnson.

Johnson was famously supposed to fight Jones at UFC 187 last year -- but Jon was pulled from the fight less than a month before the match when he was arrested for a hit-and-run in New Mexico.

Now, with a potential 2-year suspension looming, Rumble says Jones' reputation has taken another major hit -- but his skills are still world-class.

"Nobody trusts him," Johnson said ... "He's still, to me, the best fighter in the world. It's just, once again, his actions make him ... it degrades him."

Jon Jones clearly believes he will NOT serve a 2 year suspension for a positive PED test before UFC 200 -- saying he's got "really good news" and expects to be back in the Octagon pronto.

Jones just made a video to update his supporters -- "if there are any of you guys still out there" -- and says he has brand new information about the testing that seems to support his stance that he did NOT knowingly cheat.

Jones has been temporarily suspended by USADA (the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency) until his case goes before the Nevada Athletic Commission. He was expected to get the usual 2 year suspension.

Jones doesn't reveal why he's so optimistic -- but says, "We have found out lots of really good news and I am expecting to be back in the Octagon really soon."

Jon Jones was just ordered to go back to school ... sentenced to complete an aggressive driving course as part of his punishment from his alleged drag racing incident in New Mexico.

As we previously reported, Jones was pulled over on March 24 in Albuquerque after an officer says the UFC superstar was drag racing on his way home from an MMA gym.

Jon called BS on the cop -- and began to cuss him out ... calling the officer a "f***ing pig" and a "liar."

Jones was issued several citations for unlawful drag racing, unlawful exhibition driving, unlawful use of modification of exhaust systems, failure to maintain traffic lane and improper display of registration plate.

But moments ago, Jones agreed to a deal with prosecutors -- pleading guilty to just unlawful use of modification of exhaust systems and improper display of registration plate.

In exchange he was ordered to complete 60 hours of community service and complete an aggressive driving course.

If he does not complete his terms, he faces up to 90 days in jail.

The good news for Jon ... he already has 51 hours of community service completed and a rep for the UFC star says he already knocked out the driving course!

COOL -- UFC star Alan Jouban got to make out with Gigi Hadid for a Versace commercial.

COOLER -- His wife LOVED IT!

UFC star Julianna Pena just RIPPED into Ronda Rousey -- saying, "No one cares about [her] and her fat arms anymore."

"She's like the emperor in no clothes," Pena added ... "She's broken a little bit."

So, what set Pena off?

We asked her about Amanda Nunes saying she would gladly fight her ... if she couldn't book Ronda. And while Pena says she understands from a business perspective, she thinks Ronda's days as the top dog in UFC are over.

As for Ronda's long-awaited return, Pena says she's heard rumblings that RR will fight again before the end of the year ... but adds, "I'll believe it when I see it."

Until then, Pena says it's only a matter of time until she crushes Nunes and takes the belt.

"They can delay me but they can't deny me."

It's probably in Vin Diesel's best interest to squash the beef with The Rock asap -- 'cause Dwayne Johnson would whoop that ass if things came to blows ... so says UFC champ Tyron Woodley.

Woodley (who's also an actor) says he recently went to the "Fast 8" set -- and says he thought things seemed peaceful ... though Rock wasn't there at the time.

But that was then ... before Rock called out Diesel as an unprofessional "candy ass" on social media.

THE NATURE BOY IS PISSED!!!!

Ric Flair is firing back at Conor McGregor ... blasting the UFC star after McGregor proclaimed that most WWE wrestler are "messed up p**sies."

Conor McGregor just UNLOADED on the WWE -- saying most of the pro wrestlers are "p**sies" -- and blasted Brock Lesnar as a juiced up cheater.

McGregor was on a conference call to promote UFC 202 when he was asked if he'd ever consider doing a stint in the WWE ... and that's when he went off.

"I haven't really thought about it," McGregor said ... "For the most part, those WWE guys are p**sies."

"They're messed up p**sies if you ask me."

McGregor said there are some people he respects over there -- including the McMahons, Triple H and The Rock.

But when asked about Brock Lesnar ... he fired even more shots.