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UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz fights like a bitch ... so says Cody "No Love" Garbrandt.

Cody was out in NYC and explained why he hates Cruz's guts so much -- and says a lot of the disdain stems from DC's fighting style.

"I'm a real fighter," Garbrandt said ... "I go out and get the finishes. He goes out and skates by on decisions."

UFC stud Mickey Gall says it was "an honor" to be spoofed by WWE after his fight with CM Punk -- but admits, it was probably meant to be a shot at the former wrestler.

Gall appeared on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs Tuesday night on FS1) -- when we asked about WWE recreating the UFC 203 match at the "Backlash" Pay-Per-View event the next day.

"That's cool, man," Gall said ... "It's an honor."

As for what inspired the spoof, Gall says ... "I think it's not so much me but their feelings against him ... so, I guess thats kinda crappy. But you know, hey, I loved it."

And, now that he's a famous athlete, we asked which Kardashian he wants to bang. Check out his answer.

There's a lot more on the show tonight -- and Gall tells us which big UFC event he's campaigning to fight at next.

Jon Jones' wish to fight UFC heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic may come true ... 'cause Stipe says he's absolutely down ... as soon as his body heals up.

Miocic joined the guys on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs Monday night on FS1) -- and was asked how he felt about Jon essentially calling him out on social media.

FYI, Jon tweeted after Stipe beat Alistair Overeem at UFC 203 ... "I'm starting to realize the hype is real with that guy. He's legit, it would be the challenge of a lifetime."

Stipe heard the challenge -- but didn't respond with the vitriol of Daniel Cormier. Instead, he praised Jones ... and essentially welcomed Dana White to make it happen.

Paige VanZant says she would LOVE to see CM Punk fight in the UFC again -- but realistically, he's just too old to become a great MMA fighter.

"I love CM Punk. I wanted him to do well. I think he's just a little too old for it," Paige told us in NYC.

VanZant makes it clear she's a big fan -- and says Punk's fight was GREAT for the entire UFC ... but says at 37, Punk doesn't have the time to put in enough jiu-jitsu training to compete with the best.

CM Punk says he's been inundated with support from friends and UFC fighters -- blowing up his phone with words of encouragement before his MMA debut at UFC 203.

Punk joined the guys on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs tonight on FS1) -- and told us about all of the "awesome people" who have hit him up this week.

We also showed Punk the video his old WWE pal, Mick Foley, made to show his support -- you gotta see his reaction.

There's a whole lot more in the full interview -- including Punk's fight prediction and some good old fashioned smack talk to his opponent, Mickey Gall.

Check out "TMZ Sports" -- weeknights on FS1.

CM Punk feels Tim Tebow's pain -- saying he understands what it's like to get hate for trying a new sport ... but hopes they can both prove the doubters wrong.

[Tebow] signed with the Mets? Good for him," Punk said moments ago at the UFC 203 media event in Cleveland.

"I think that's great. That's awesome."

If you're expecting CM Punk to embarrass himself in the Octagon, you're in for a big disappointment -- so says UFC champ Stipe Miocic.

"He's not some guy who's gonna walk in there and drop an egg," Miocic tells TMZ Sports.

"He's gonna go out there ... I think ... he's gonna prove a lot of people that hes worthy."

Alistair Overeem has a strong message for Mickey Gall -- SEND CM PUNK BACK TO THE WWE IN TEARS!!!

Mickey Gall might be new to the UFC, but he can talk trash like a seasoned vet -- firing back at CM Punk with his own promise of a victory in their upcoming bout.

The self-proclaimed "kid from Jersey" was on "TMZ Sports" and immediately blew off CM bragging and guaranteeing a win Saturday night. As Mickey put it ... CM's "gotta say that and maybe to a degree he believes that, probably not."

Mickey also talked about the perception many UFC fighters want him to crush CM Punk ... to prove WWE guys can't just step into the Octagon. Best of all, you gotta see Mickey explain how he's gonna get the job done.

Make sure you check out our full interview with Mickey at 12:30 AM ET on FS1.

Conor McGregor's pumped to make 'Call of Duty' an even bigger smash hit.

We ran into the UFC star Monday cruising down Sunset and we ask him about being in the new "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare" video game. Check out the vid ... Conor's got his sights set on breaking sales records.

Jean-Claude Van Damme doesn't just talk the talk when it comes to MMA fighting -- he's a REAL athlete who coulda competed in the UFC back in his prime ... so says Roy "Big Country" Nelson.

Roy isn't just an accomplished UFC fighter in his own right -- but spent some quality time with JCVD on the set of the upcoming "Kickboxer: Vengeance" flick.

And with Van Damme recently lecturing UFC fighters about how weak their leg strikes have become -- we had to ask Roy if he thinks JC could back up his tough talk.

For the record, Van Damme is an accomplished martial artist -- who won several fights as a teenager before becoming an action star.

There's more ... we also asked Roy how he'd fare in a showdown with Hafthor Bjornsson -- the MASSIVE guy who plays The Mountain on "Game of Thrones."

The 400-pound Bjornsson famously had a sparring session against Conor McGregor -- but Nelson says he'd get CRUSHED against someone his own size.

UFC legend Georges St-Pierre tells TMZ Sports he's training as if he WILL fight at UFC 206 in December ... and says Dana White needs to call his agent and book a match already!

GSP was at the "Kickboxer: Vengeance" premiere in Westwood Wednesday night -- and made it clear, he wants to return to the Octagon in a bad way.

"I wanna be [at UFC 206], but it's not my decision," St-Pierre said ... "I'm a phone call away."

GSP says he'll fight ANYONE -- from Tyron Woodley to Nick Diaz -- "If it's something people wanna see, no problem. I'll do it."

The 35-year-old says he's so laser-focused on fighting, he's turned down other opportunities outside the Octagon to train. He's even been sparring.

Nate Diaz is done playing games when it comes to marijuana -- posting a big bag of weed on Snapchat Wednesday night ... with his own name written on the bag.

Our in-house weed specialists (surprise, we got those) tell us ... it appears to be about an ounce of high quality bud ... which usually runs the average pot-smoker about $225.

CM Punk GUARANTEES he's gonna beat Mickey Gall's ass at UFC 203 ... and says he might just bust out one of his famous WWE wrestling moves to get the job done!!

CM Punk says he's not worried about embarrassing himself during his UFC debut ... because he once crapped himself during a WWE match ... so, how much worse could it be??

The 37-year-old is gearing up for his MMA debut at UFC 203 on Sept. 10th ... and was asked if he's nervous.

"It's funny because you can ask yourself, 'What happens if I lose? What happens if I get embarrassed in front of the world?'"

"And then you think to yourself, 'Well, you s**t yourself on national television before so how bad can it go? How bad could it really be?'"

FYI, the incident Punk's talking about went down in 2013 -- when Punk gave WWE fans a little more than they bargained for during a bout with Dean Ambrose.

Hey, at least he won the match ...

[H/T MMAJunkie]

Brock Lesnar is DONE in the UFC -- and will never fight in the Octagon ever again, despite his hopes for a comeback ... so says Alistair Overeem.

Overeem is one of the few guys who actually beat Lesnar during his MMA career -- so when we saw him at LAX, we asked if there was a chance we'd ever see a rematch.

Problem is ... according to Alistair, we'll never see another Brock match, period -- following the drug allegations surrounding UFC 200.

You can see in the video Alistair has A LOT more he wants to say ... but bites his tongue.

It's interesting considering we just got Brock out earlier this month and he told us a UFC return was still a possibility.

We'll see ...