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Tyron Woodley is friends with Andre Ward ... but the UFC champ says he's down to put that aside to scrap with the boxing superstar -- if the price is right.

"I'd honestly rather train with Andre Ward ... "BUT if it's an opportunity to make money, I can't see Andre or myself turning it down," Woodley told TMZ Sports.

Tyron doesn't seem to be hurtin' in the wallet these days -- he flashed us a sample out on Rodeo Drive -- but the goal is clearly that Conor McGregor money.

New bride Ronda Rousey just got a late wedding gift -- well wishes from UFC champ Amanda Nunes ... aka the chick who KO'd her into retirement.

"Congratulations to Ronda – this is a huge moment in her life," Amanda told TMZ Sports.

"I'm very happy for her ... nothing bad (to say) about Ronda Rousey."

Nunes' change of heart makes sense ... the champ's also got marriage on the mind.

But don't get it twisted -- all her attention is on throwing down with Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 215 this Saturday.

Amanda wouldn't give us an official prediction ... but she did make 1 guarantee for the grudge match.

UFC contender Ray Borg told TMZ Sports he felt "fantastic" -- and was in the best shape of his life -- just 24 hours before backing out of his UFC 215 fight against Demetrious Johnson.

Borg pulled out of Saturday's main event on Thursday after coming down with a viral illness. The UFC issued a statement saying he was "deemed unfit to compete by the UFC medical team."

But one day before the cancellation, Borg appeared to be feeling great -- telling us, "I feel fantastic man, weight's good, feeling sharp. Best shape I've ever been in my life."

He added, "I feel really good about this whole entire camp and this fight in general."

Adrien Broner has some career advice for Conor McGregor -- don't EVER try boxing again!

We got AB at 1 OAK in L.A. ... and the superstar boxer didn't mince words when it came to the idea of Conor hoppin' back into the ring.

"If he want this work, I’ma f**k him up," Broner told TMZ Sports. "But other than that, I want him to stay away from this sh*t."

Adrien says McGregor should go back to where he belongs -- the UFC -- cause a young hitter like him would do way more damage than Floyd Mayweather.

The former 4-weight champ wasn't done there ... telling us boxers could conquer MMA better than Conor did boxing, "cause we fight better than them."

AB did have one other idea for the Irishman -- just call it quits!!

After banking $100 MIL ... why not party forever?

Jeremy Stephens is still gunnin' for Conor McGregor a year after their UFC 205 trash talk went viral ... telling TMZ Sports he'd GLADLY take the big money fight -- and KO Conor into oblivion.

"Hell yeah. Who wouldn't wanna fight Conor? You get paid."

"I'll knock him out!"

Of course, you remember the moment -- Conor turned to Jeremy after a routine call-out and famously said, "Who the fook is that guy?!"

Stephens is clearly looking for some revenge.

But first, he's got a couple other important dates -- a fight with Gilbert Melendez at UFC 215 ... and a wedding with his fiancee (congrats!).

If all goes well against Gil ... Jeremy wants Conor's head.

Kinda doubt McGregor's gonna respond ... but if he did, he'd probably say the same thing.

It's almost like no one cares that Conor McGregor LOST to Floyd Mayweather -- at least judging by new video of the UFC star partying in Spain.

Conor got the VIP treatment at the Ocean Club in Ibiza -- where he was turning up with his girlfriend/baby mama Dee Devlin after a friend's wedding.

Props to Conor for shaking hands with everyone who approached him -- couldn't have been a nicer guy to all his fans ... even the dude wearing an old-school Pau Gasol throwback Lakers jersey.

Yeah, they still have those!

Meanwhile Floyd's still in Vegas where he hit a $100,000 jackpot on a video poker machine Monday night ... 'cause he really needs more money.

Conor McGregor looks every bit like a guy who has 100 million reasons to smile and laugh -- even with a big ole shiner -- and did just that for a friend's wedding in Ibiza.

The UFC champ looked like the life of the party during the Sunday wedding and reception. Conor and his gf, Dee Devlin, jetted over to the event ... one week removed from his awesomely entertaining fight with Floyd Mayweather.

As we showed you ... Conor's been partying as if HE'd won the fight, and he kept that going with his pals. Yeah, he's still sporting a black eye, but he's clearly not the least bit down about it.

$100 million does a lot for your mood.

Chuck Liddell's got a message for all the big-name boxers trying to transition to MMA ...

DON'T DO IT -- unless you wanna embarrass yourself.

"Guys coming from boxing -- stay there," Chuck told TMZ Sports ... when we spoke to the UFC legend about Andre Berto trying to take his talents inside the Octagon.

The Iceman ain't throwin' shade at Berto ... he's just keepin' it real on guys pulling a reverse Conor McGregor ... cause it's A LOT harder to go from boxing to MMA.

If Conor fought Floyd Mayweather in a non-boxing match, for example ...

"Floyd wouldn't have made it out of 1 round -- not kickboxing, not MMA, not a street fight -- not 1 round," Liddell said.

Chuck did have an important piece of advice for boxers trying to make the switch ... but he still thinks it's a bad idea.

Sorry, Andre.

Dana White says Conor McGregor's headin' back to the UFC ... but Carl Frampton thinks he should REALLY reconsider ... 'cause the boxing superstar says Conor would whoop Paulie Malignaggi in a fight.

We spoke with the Jackal -- who was so impressed with Conor's ability to go 10 rounds with Floyd Mayweather, he wants to see the Notorious take on his ex-sparring partner.

There was a mad scramble to protect Conor McGregor's genitals in the minutes before the Mayweather fight ... when he realized he left his protective cup at home!

Conor had just had his hands wrapped -- while still wearing his pimped out suit -- when he realized he was missing his custom jockstrap/cup combo and his mouthpiece.

He immediately remembered he left 'em both at his Vegas home and sent one of his team members racing out of the T-Mobile Arena to retrieve his junk protection, ASAP.

The good news ... the guy made it back with plenty of time to spare.

But why did Conor have a custom cup? We'll just refer you back to the weigh-in ...

Nate Diaz's boxing coach says his fighter needs BIG money ... or else he ain't coming back to fight Conor McGregor a third time.

How much?

"At least $20 million, $30 million,” Richard Perez told Submission Radio. "Come on. UFC’s making a whole lot of money."

"They’re giving more to McGregor, so it’s not fair because it takes two in that ring to draw a crowd."

Conor's been droppin' hints that a Diaz trilogy is what he wants for his UFC return -- basically challenging Nate to do the dance at 155 pounds for the belt.

Diaz seems down ... but clearly feels he deserves just as much scratch as his superstar rival.

There's more ... Perez says Nate will whoop on Conor if he gets through training camp uninjured -- which he says wasn't the case for their UFC 202 rematch -- and guarantees his boy is the better boxer of the two.

Shots fired.

Conor McGregor is toasting whiskey to Floyd Mayweather -- saying he's a solid fighter who won their match "hands down."

Conor also says he thinks Floyd could hold his own in an MMA cage.

It's all part of a long statement Conor issued on the fight on Wednesday night, which also explained why he ran out of gas in the 10th round.

"Getting to 12 rounds alone in practice was always the challenge in this camp," Conor admitted.

"We started slowly getting to the 12 and decreasing the stress in the rounds the closer it got to 12. I think for the time we had, 10 weeks in camp, it had to be done this way."

"If I began with a loaded 12 rounds under much stress I would have only hit a brick wall and lost progress as a result and potentially not made the fight. A little more time and we could have made the 12 cleanly, while under more stress, and made it thru the later rounds in the actual fight."

As for Floyd's fighting skills, Conor says he has a new respect for The Best Ever.

"Congrats to Floyd on a well fought match. Very experienced and methodical in his work."

"His experience, his patience and his endurance won him this fight hands down. I always told him he was not a fighter but a boxer. But sharing the ring with him he is certainly a solid fighter."

"Strong in the clinch. Great understanding of frames and head position. He has some very strong tools he could bring into an MMA game for sure."

"Here is a toast of whiskey to everyone involved in this event and everyone who enjoyed it!"

Here's the very first pic of Mr. and Mrs. Ronda Rousey and Travis Browne!!

You can see Ronda with a big 'ol smile on her face while sporting a fancy Galia Lahav wedding gown during the wedding festivities in Hawaii this past weekend.

Ronda had said the reception was going to be a Hawaiian-style backyard BBQ with their closest friends and family ... and judging by their faces, it was everything they hoped for!

Dana White had said he got an invite to the ceremony -- but it was on the same day as the McGregor vs. Mayweather fight ... so, he couldn't make it.

Ronda's sisters served as the bridesmaids and her mother, AnnMaria, was also there!

Congrats!

Conor McGregor spent most of the time at his Mayweather fight after-party locked in a conversation with Irish soccer legend Robbie Keane.

So, when we saw Robbie in Bev Hills this week we had to ask -- what did you guys talk about?!

Keane wasn't down to spill all the tea -- but admitted they talked about "everything."

We asked about the nature of their friendship -- Keane said they're both from Dublin.

Bottom line -- Keane's a big fan and says Conor's "gonna do great things."

[h/t Chamatkar Sandhu]

UFC star Derrick Lewis says he's exhausted and bit up after 2 straight days of rescuing flood victims in Houston ... telling TMZ Sports freezing water and swarms of ants are a huge problem.

We spoke with Lewis after footage surfaced showing "The Black Beast" carrying people who have been stranded due to the torrential rains from Hurricane Harvey.

"Basically, I'm just looking around and seeing anyone that need help."

Derrick says he put information on his Facebook page -- and if people reach out in need of assistance, he rolls out immediately ... "no matter where they at."

Lewis says he's seen people in bad shape -- and that's why he's motivated to keep helping.

"I believe about 30 minutes ago I just helped an elderly couple and he was covered in ants all over and he was just like trembling in his house."

"He didn't even worry about the ants that was all over him. He didn't even bother to knock them off. You could tell he was in shock ... the water is real cold right now."

Lewis says he's been bit up by the ants as well. Footage has surfaced showing ants swarming together to stay afloat in the waters. It's a serious problem for people.

Still, Lewis says he won't give up.

Andre Berto says he wants to cross over from boxing to the UFC ... and he's 100% serious about it.

TMZ Sports spoke with Berto about Conor's return to the Octagon after losing to Floyd Mayweather ... and A.B. says he's gunning to follow his buddy back to MMA.

"Tell Dana (White) to call me. I'll go to the UFC. I wanna be the first fighter ever to be a world champion in boxing and then go get a world title."