UFC

2:52 PM PT -- Daniel Cormier says he smacked Jon Jones in the face with a water bottle behind the scenes at the big UFC news conference Friday ... all over comments Jon made about his kid.

"He's a bitch," Cormier said ... "He said something about my kid so I smacked him across the face with a water bottle. Bitch ass n**ga."

Daniel Cormier will finally get his rematch with Jon Jones -- the UFC announced it's happening at UFC 214 in July.

It's one of the most heated rivalries in pro sports -- these guys hate each other with a fiery passion.

Cormier says Jon is a drug abusing, lying, cheating bad person. Jon once invited Daniel to perform oral sex on him.

Jon emerged victorious the first time they fought back in January 2015. Cormier has vowed to avenge the loss ever since.

Canelo Alvarez isn't wasting any time getting his body ready for Gennady Golovkin.

The boxing superstar showed off his physique at the end of a workout this week -- and shocker, dude looks good.

Of course, Canelo and GGG are set to throw down in September in what boxing experts are saying could be the best fight of the year.

Forget round tables ... Charlie Hunnam says he drew inspiration for his role in 'King Arthur' from a different shape -- an Octagon cage.

Junior Dos Santos says he has very specific plans for Stipe Miocic -- he's gonna knock him out at UFC 211 in Dallas this weekend ... and then take him out for a nice BBQ dinner!!

Here's the thing ... Junior says he plans on disposing of Stipe in a very violent way -- a ferocious K.O. early in the fight.

Rose Namajunas says Anderson Silva is one of the greatest UFC fighters EVER -- but it's "kinda sad" watching his career on the downswing.

We were talking with Rose about Silva's beef with the UFC and whether he deserves the title shot he's been requesting, despite the fact he's only the #7 ranked middleweight.

Rose says the entire situation "just sucks" -- and basically spelled out why it's hard to watch a fighter she has so much respect for squabble with the company after losing 4 out of his last 5 fights.

Of course, Dana White has an opinion on Anderson, too -- if you're going to threaten to retire if you don't get your way, just do it already.

Daniel Cormier just UNLOADED on Jon Jones -- saying the guy is a loser of a human being who's completely delusional if he still considers himself the "real" UFC light heavyweight champ.

It's no secret these guys hate each other with a passion ... and now with the two possibly (hopefully!) facing off at UFC 214 in July, the smack talk is heating up again.

After Cormier blasted Jones on Twitter, JJ fired back, "Can someone tell DC he's a great guy and pat him on the back so we can move on already. #TheChampIsHere."

Cormier didn't take too kindly to it and WENT OFF on Jones when we saw him Wednesday afternoon -- telling TMZ Sports JJ is a bad person with a history of drugs, steroids and lying.

UFC superstar Demetrious Johnson doesn't just kill it in the Octagon, he's also a hardcore gamer ... and he's breaking down the best, worst and most overrated video games of ALL TIME!

Who's the best video game character ever? DJ gets right into that.

Which "Mortal Kombat" fighter had the best fatality? (Hint: It's not Kano's heart rip).

What's the game that was SUPPOSED to be dope, that actually sucked ass?

Oscar De La Hoya says he's a got a REAL offer for Floyd Mayweather -- forget fighting Conor McGregor and take on the winner of Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin!!!

The head of Golden Boy Promotions joined the guys on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs Tuesday night on FS1) and explained why Floyd shouldn't be wasting his time fighting a guy who's got a 0-0 boxing record.

Oscar says he's dead serious about negotiating a real deal to get everyone paid.

Clearly, Floyd is down to fight again -- he's said so himself -- and Dana White keeps telling everyone that a potential deal to fight Conor is a loooong way from happening.

So, why not make a fortune BEFORE making another fortune???

UFC star Yair Rodriguez says he's so busy preparing for his fight with Frankie Edgar, he doesn't have time for friends or a girlfriend ... telling TMZ Sports "the only thing I do is training for fighting."

We spoke with El Pantera about his upcoming fight with Edgar at UFC 211 ... and he feels disrespected by Edgar's claims that the fight is a 'win-win' situation for Rodriguez thanks to Edgar's popularity.

"I was thinking like, 'who the f*** does he think he is?'" Rodriguez says. "I don't care. Like, I'm not looking for his fame, you know? Like, I want my own s**t. I want my own stuff."

As for his focus leading up to the fight, Rodriguez says it's all about fighting 24/7.

UFC superstar Joanna Jedrzejczyk is telling us once and for all the CORRECT way to pronounce her last name ... and says you better remember it because she plans on being champ for a while!!!

We also played a little name game with the fighting Pride of Poland and asked her if she could correctly pronounce Mike Krzyzewski's name on the first try.

Don't worry, we also talked some MMA (JJ is fighting at UFC 211 in Dallas this weekend) ... and Joanna told us straight-up why rising star Rose Namajunas hasn't earned the right to fight her next.

They were enemies in the Octagon, but Eddie Alvarez just delivered a pretty awesome compliment to Conor McGregor ... explaining why the UFC superstar is going to be a great dad.

"If he puts 10% of the effort into his child as he does fighting, I think he's gonna do dang good. So, I wish him the best of luck."

Conor and Eddie faced off at UFC 205 back in November -- but Eddie clearly doesn't hold a grudge.

In fact the father of 4 explains why being a dad is the best thing in the world for Conor.

By the way, Eddie is gearing up for a big fight against Dustin Poirier at UFC 211 in Dallas this weekend ... and says he's already coming up with a plan to piss off his haters.

Here he is ... Conor McGregor Jr. ... and the kid is already killin' social media.

Conor McGregor posted the very first pic of his new baby early Sunday morning -- a kid with steely eyes and a tough lookin' jaw. Kid's got a big right arm, too.

He'll clearly destroy all other babies in the maternity ward.

The UFC superstar's girlfriend Dee Devlin looks great -- smiling with the kid at Coombe Maternity Hospital in Ireland, where the baby was born Friday night.

By the way, Conor Jr. is already proving to be a massive hit on social media -- with more than 40,000 followers on Instagram in the first 48 hours of his life.

Dana White says if Anderson Silva is even thinking about retiring he should DO IT ... 'cause the UFC simply ain't gonna give Silva the title shot he's asking for ... at least right now.

Earlier in the week Silva went public threatening to retire if he didn't get a shot at Yoel Romero for the interim middleweight championship.

When we got Dana out in Beverly Hills he had some advice for Silva ... get to steppin' ... telling our guy there's no way in hell Anderson is gonna get that shot.

If we're keeping it real, White seemed aggravated about the whole thing, making you wonder if Silva might've overplayed his hand a little.

A UFC champion is about to tell you how he made $16K pretending to be one of the greatest football players OF ALL TIME ... and you'll only hear it here on TMZ Sports.

We talked to Tyron Woodley who tells us he's been really hustling in his acting/stuntman career, and it paid off recently when he got to double NFL hall of famer, Barry Sanders, in a Pepsi Max spot.

Woodley -- who was in makeup for a project when he talked with us -- said he had to look like Barry, and walk like Barry, and do something Sanders didn't do much in his career ... fall down.

The whole thing took an hour ... and according to Tyron the going rate for four falls as Barry Sanders is a cool $16K.

Not bad work if you can get it ... but you can't.

Dana White says he's not sure if Nate Diaz or his brother Nick Diaz will ever fight in the UFC again -- telling TMZ Sports straight-up, "They don't seem like they wanna fight."

Dana says the UFC has offered multiple fights to both Diaz brothers but they keep turning them down -- and White says he's not really sure why.

"If they want to fight next week or if they never want to fight again, that's up to them. It's not up to me," White says.

"They don't seem like they wanna fight ... either one of them."

White also responded to incendiary comments Nate made on "The MMA Hour" on Wednesday about his rematch with Conor McGregor ... a fight Nate lost by decision.

"The decision went to him because the company wanted it to go to him," Nate said (around 15:30 in the YouTube clip).

White says the comments are nothing more than "crazy talk" -- because the UFC has nothing to do with the judges or their decisions.

Cody "No Love" Garbrandt may have to change his nickname ... 'cause he's engaged!

The UFC star popped the question to his girlfriend, Danny Pimsanguan, in Sedona, AZ on Wednesday -- and sealed the deal with a pretty solid diamond ring!

The undefeated bantamweight champ and Wet Republic model have been dating for over a year now -- and they seem to be inseparable based on their social media pages.

Danny posted on social media about the engagement saying, "I'm so happy! We're engaged!"

Cody called her the "future Mrs. Garbrandt."

Congrats!