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If CM Punk wants to fight again ... he should take his talents somewhere OTHER than the UFC ... so says the man who beat his ass, Mickey Gall.

Gall is gearing up for his big showdown with Sage Northcutt at UFC on FOX 22 in December ... a fight he asked for after defeating CM Punk at UFC 203.

Couple things ...

1) Gall fires back at Sage's training partner, Tyron Woodley, who said Mickey bit off more than he can chew.

2) He delivers some health advice to CM Punk, who recently said he wants a 2nd fight in the UFC -- don't do it.

UFC rising superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov says he wants to HUMILIATE Conor McGregor -- and vows to "finish his hype" forever if Dana White gives him the chance.

TMZ Sports spoke to the fighter (who's currently in Russia!) and he explained the fight isn't about the money because "I have a lot of money."

Khabib says Conor simply rubs him the wrong way -- and he wants to punish the Irish superstar ... badly.

"I want to take him down, speak with him, slap him, make him nervous ... like, 'Hey, get up! Let's go! Where is your boxing?' ... play with him and make him give up. This is what I want."

"But I don't want to finish him 1st round, 2nd round, 3rd round ... I want to fight with him for 25 minutes like 5 rounds and I want to make him look very bad. And finish his hype."

Khabib also describes a backstage confrontation with Conor at UFC 205 -- and says he's no Eddie Alvarez or Tyron Woodley ... and would've destroyed CM on the spot if he hadn't retreated.

There's more ... Khabib also explains why he no longer gets into street fights (spoiler: it's because he's afraid he might kill someone).

If Tito Ortiz didn't get a piece of the UFC, Conor McGregor ain't got a chance in hell at ownership ... so says Tito himself.

The UFC Hall of Famer was leaving Delilah restaurant in L.A. this weekend when we asked about Conor's ownership demands ... and the fact Mark Wahlberg has offered McGregor a piece of his stake.

Floyd Mayweather ain't letting himself go in retirement -- his bodyguards say the dude is still in INSANE shape and could fight RIGHT NOW if he wanted to.

TMZ Sports spoke with Floyd's muscle -- Greg and Jizzy -- at the Money Team record label launch party in New York ... when they told us why they're convinced Floyd could fight 'til he's 60 YEARS OLD.

Ask and you shall receive!

Conor McGregor says he wants to own a piece of the UFC -- and Mark Wahlberg says he's willing to give it to him.

Nick Diaz was inside 1 Oak nightclub when Conor McGregor went off on Floyd Mayweather Tuesday night -- and had this 2 word reaction -- "F*** you."

Diaz began Snapchatting himself during Conor's rant -- and said, "I was already the 2-weight world champion, bitch."

Then he threw up a middle finger and said, "F*** you."

Dana White ain't taking too kindly to Floyd Mayweather's shots at Conor McGregor -- blasting the boxing legend as one of the most boring fighters ever ... who needs to RESPECT the Irish stud.

Here's the FULL 5-minute shot with Floyd Mayweather -- where he blasts Conor McGregor over and over again ... and claims to be the biggest name in MMA.

It all went down on Monday -- when Floyd told our guy comparing Conor to him was "disrespectful" -- because he's an elephant and McGregor is an ant.

There's a lot more in the full clip ... including the part where Floyd accuses Conor of "piggybacking off my name."

Conor McGregor has a message for Floyd Mayweather -- if you wanna talk smack, "SAY IT TO MY FACE!"

We just shot the UFC superstar on the streets of NYC -- where he's still getting all sorts of love from fans -- and told him about the comments Mayweather made about him Monday.

McGregor called full B.S. on Floyd's claim that he didn't watch UFC 205 -- and then Conor straight-up called him out.

UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer says announcing the wrong result at UFC 205 was definitely a "Wanna Getaway" moment ... but don't compare him to Steve Harvey!

Buffer caught some heat after incorrectly declaring Tyron Woodley the winner over Stephen Thompson by "split decision" ... only to take it back and re-announce it as a "majority draw."

Don't worry, Woodley retained his title -- but you could tell he was upset ... and it was definitely a confusing moment.

We spoke with Bruce who explained what went down behind the scenes -- and also why you can't compare it to Steve Harvey's Miss Universe moment ... when he crowned the WRONG winner.

IT'S TIIIIIME ... to watch the clip.

Tyron Woodley says he's done Twitter beefin' with Conor McGregor -- and if the UFC superstar really wants to settle their score with their fists, Ty has a message -- "I'll be your huckleberry."

Woodley appeared on the "TMZ Sports" show (airs Monday night on FS1) -- and told the guys he knows McGregor doesn't want "real beef" ... he just acts like it for the cameras.

Of course, the two have been going at it ever since an icy encounter at the UFC 205 weigh-ins.

Long story short ... Tyron says Conor knows he'd get wrecked if they really did meet in the Octagon.

Sounds like fightin' words to us.

Anthony "Showtime" Pettis wants next ... telling TMZ Sports he's coming for BOTH of Conor McGregor's UFC belts.

Pettis -- the #6 ranked featherweight in the world -- was definitely impressed with the Notorious one after he beat down Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 ... but says it's his turn to fight the champ.

"If he stays fighting, I'm coming for the 145 pound strap AND that 155 pound strap."

We know these two don't like each other -- but there's a LONG list of UFC stars hoping for a chance to punch him in the face.

A slew of celebs showed up to watch Conor McGregor win his second belt.

Bella Hadid, Demi Lovato hand-in-hand with Luke Rockhold, Nick Jonas, Jonathan Tucker, Donald Trump Jr., Gordan Ramsay, Ellie Goulding, Robert Kraft, and Hugh Jackman ... and that's just for starters.

Conor McGregor is barking up the wrong tree by picking a fight with Tyron Woodley -- because if they really did throw down, the Irishman would get BEAT THE HELL UP ... so say 2 fellow UFC stars.

As you know ... McGregor and Woodley went at it on Friday -- it started with an icy interaction at the weigh-in ... escalated on Twitter ... and got even nastier when they faced off in person Friday night.

Now, both Anthony Pettis and Aljamain Sterling are warning McGregor to think twice ... Woodley's no bitch.

The Twitter war between Conor McGregor and Tyron Woodley escalated to a real-life confrontation moments ago ... with Conor screaming at the champ backstage at the UFC weigh-ins ... calling him a "woman."

As we previously reported, McGregor called Woodley a "bitch" on Twitter after an icy interaction at a UFC event Friday morning. Afterward, they trashed each other on social media.

But when they ran into each other at the UFC 205 public weigh-in Friday evening, things got REAL -- with Conor saying, "You're like a woman with that phone ... f**king bitch."

Woodley didn't react ... pissing off Conor even more.

Ronda Rousey made an angry charge onto the UFC stage to stare down her UFC 207 opponent Amanda Nunes ... and then stormed right off ... blowing off the customary interview with Joe Rogan.

Dana White tried to hold Ronda onstage so Rogan could get off some questions -- but Rousey was having none of it ... and pulled away to bolt.

Nunes stayed onstage and vowed to beat Rousey's ass when they get in the Octagon in December.

By the way, Ronda's hair looked dope.

UPDATE -- Ronda continued to storm past media after she left the stage.