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It's been two weeks since Kayla Harrison went under the knife after suffering a serious injury, which forced her out of her UFC 324 co-main event fight with Amanda Nunes ... and now the featherweight champ is showing off her gnarly scar for the first time.

American Top Team -- where Harrison trains in Florida -- shared a photo on social media Thursday ... and it underscores the severity of the procedure

It's the first significant update we've received on Harrison since she posted an emotional video on Instagram after the operation, where she apologized to Nunes for missing the highly anticipated bout.

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UFC 324 was costly for Rose Namajunas ... not only did the former champ come up short on the scorecards against Natalia Silva, but she also suffered a severe eye injury that's forcing her under the knife.

"Thug Rose" shared the bad news with fans on Instagram on Tuesday, showing off her shiner after her unanimous decision loss to the now No. 1 fighter in the women's flyweight division.

Namajunas says the injury stems from eye-pokes "a few times in the fight." As a result, she says her tear duct tore, and she will now require a silicone tube be inserted into her eye for three months.

Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett are both beloved by fans, but only one can walk away from UFC 324 as champion ... so, we asked both, who's it gonna be?!

Babcock chopped it up with both main event fighters ahead of their main event, interim lightweight title fight on Saturday ... pitting 37-year-old Gaethje against 31-year-old Pimblett.

"I'm excited to go out there and teach this young kid some lessons," Gaethje said. "I love how confident [Paddy] is. I love how fickle the fans are, and how quickly they forget how good I am, and how dangerous I am. Man, I'm pumped."

Gaethje says he plans to rely on his experience, and he's ready to go to a dark place to win the fight.

"I gotta rely on my technique and my skill level. I've been in this position so many times. Twenty-five minutes in time, so I gotta go out there and be perfect," Justin said.

Sean O'Malley says no one -- not Paramount, nor the UFC -- forced him to apologize for wearing a mask for face-offs with UFC 324 opponent Song Yadong, telling TMZ Sports it was entirely his decision!

Babcock caught up with O'Malley ahead of the UFC's big debut on Paramount+ Saturday night ... where we asked the former champion about the fallout from the faceoff with the Chinese-born fighter, after Suga rocked a medical mask, prompting an apology.

"Most people kind of saw it a certain way," O'Malley said. "There was a few people that got offended, wasn't my intention. I just apologize if I did hurt anyone's feelings, I do feel bad, that was not the goal."

8:30 PM PT -- Cam Smotherman is speaking out after Friday morning's scary incident, heading to social media, and sending a message to his fans, saying ... "I'm completely okay, I'm good."

Smotherman says he didn't cut that much weight, and isn't sure what went wrong ... adding he's going to be going through additional tests with doctors to try and nail down what happened after he left the scale.

Cam apologized to his opponent (their fight was canceled), and expressed a desire to return to the Octagon in the near future.

2:40 PM PT -- There's good news ... Cam Smotherman is doing well after the scary collapse, according to his teammate Adrian Yanez, who spoke with Ariel Helwani. His CT scan and X-rays also came back clear, and he only needed stitches on his chin after suffering a cut from the fall.

Terrifying moment at the UFC 324 weigh-in on Friday ... when fighter Cameron Smotherman collapsed on stage after stepping off the scale.

The concerning situation played out minutes ago in Las Vegas ... when all the fighters on the first-ever Paramount+ card showed up to make weight for Saturday's fights.

28-year-old Smotherman made weight for his fight against Ricky Turcios at 135.5 pounds ... but as he walked toward the exit, he fell face-first to the ground.

Medical staffers on hand rushed to help him ... and he was carried away.

UFC commentators Laura Sanko and Daniel Cormier reacted in real time ... expressing their shock as the cameras cut from the stage and to their set.

There haven't been any updates on his status ... but we're sure the organization will provide one as soon as it's available.

The Smotherman vs. Turcios bout is now off as a result.

Fighters are known to go through insane weight cuts in order to compete in their respective divisions ... though it hasn't been confirmed that's what sparked Smotherman's medical scare.

The fighting community has sent a ton of support for the Texas native ... with everyone hoping for a speedy recovery.

Dirty Boxing champ Jairzinho Rozenstruik was arrested Monday over an alleged domestic violence incident ... after the former UFC star is accused of getting into a blowout argument with his partner, TMZ Sports has learned.

According to an incident report from Pembroke Pines PD, cops were initially dispatched Monday morning regarding a "suspicious incident" ... which they say was later revealed to be a "domestic battery."

When they arrived, officers say they made contact with Rozenstruik, who told them his partner, who was not identified, pushed him during an argument.

Cops say the 37-year-old fighter was "uncooperative and advised they 'figured it out' and did not need law enforcement."

Dana White says there's a lot of "goofy s***" that makes rounds in the MMA world ... and the biggest case of "goofy s***" at the moment?? Conor McGregor fighting Jorge Masvidal at the White House.

The chatter picked up this week ... with Gamebred even claiming the chances were "not looking bad" that he'd get a shot at Notorious at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. later this year.

That's news to Dana ... who would probably know if that matchup was a possibility.

In just a few months, the UFC will bring the show to the most famous house in the world -- the White House -- and while the card is still a mystery ... the promotion's longtime commentator, Jon Anik, is telling us who he wants to see scrap at 1600 Penn.!

"I think you probably got to do the Heavyweight Championship," Anik told TMZ Sports this week in NYC. "We got to see Tom Aspinall versus Ciryl Gane again."

Of course, the men met at UFC 321 in October ... but the fight was stopped and ruled a no-contest after an inadvertent eye poke.

In the co-main event, Jon threw out another rematch ... which would pit Merab Dvalishvili against the man who just took his belt in December, Petr Yan.

Kayla Harrison is breaking her silence after a serious neck injury made her pull out of her huge co-main event fight against Amanda Nunes at UFC 324 ... posting a video from her NYC hospital bed after undergoing surgery, fighting back tears, and declaring, "I'll be back soon."

Harrison shared the video with her followers on Thursday morning, and it's crystal clear how much of a toll the situation has taken on her ... torpedoing one of the most anticipated fights in the history of women's MMA.

"I'm sorry to Amanda," Kayla said. "I was really looking forward to it."

Turns out maybe there is art in Mixed Martial Arts ... 'cause nearly 10 years after Meryl Streep famously called out the sport during the Golden Globes ... the UFC was front and center at the same show to hype up its Paramount deal!!

Brian Ortega and current women’s strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern made a brief appearance during Sunday night’s 83rd Golden Globes on CBS, which now owns the U.S. broadcast rights to the MMA organization for the next seven years.

A quick refresher on why this is quite notable -- while Streep was accepting an award at the 2017 show, she gave a speech calling out President Donald Trump. When making a comment about diversity in Hollywood, she said, “If we kick [outsiders and foreigners] out, you'll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts -- which are not the arts."

Just days after Alex Pereira and Tracy Cortez went public with their romance -- it's over.

The UFC stars had the MMA world buzzing when they spent New Year's Eve together ... with Cortez even sharing a snap of them locking lips to welcome 2026 on a high note.

But with the highs come the lows ... and apparently they came faster than anticipated, 'cause Poatan announced on Thursday they were no longer an item.

A wrestling match between a top-15 UFC heavyweight and a man with no legs? It might sound like a crazy concept ... but it's gonna be reality when Zion Clark looks to take down Valter Walker next month in Miami ... and Clark tells TMZ Sports he's gonna choke Walker out "like a boss!"

We chopped it up with Clark -- who was born without legs -- and, he is confident as ever heading into his showdown with Walker, the brother of UFC light heavyweight Johnny Walker.

Despite the clear advantage for Walker ... Clark is making it clear he's not one to be taken lightly.

2026 is already off to a great start for Alex Pereira and Tracy Cortez -- the two UFC stars went public with their romance ... and sealed it with a kiss!!

The light heavyweight champ shared an inside look at his New Year's Eve festivities on Wednesday ... showing 38-year-old Poatan and his loved ones setting off some fireworks and sparklers in a backyard.

It turns out the 32-year-old flyweight was among those present for the bash ... as Pereira posted a picture of them wearing matching sweaters with his hands around her waist.

UFC middleweight contender Brendan Allen is back in the gym gearing up for what hopefully will be a productive 2026 ... and while he has his sights set on former champ Dricus Du Plessis -- he tells TMZ Sports he's getting mixed signals from the Australian!!

We caught up with Allen a few months after he defeated Reinier de Ridder in Vancouver, and he told us he's hopeful a showdown with Du Plessis will be made sometime in the New Year.

But while that's his desire ... he's not so sure it's what the 31-year-old wants.

Ilia Topuria -- the current UFC lightweight champion -- announced he'll be stepping away from fighting “temporarily” as he deals with issues in his personal life ... claiming he is being extorted with "false allegations of domestic abuse unless financial demands were met."

The 28-year-old shared the news in a lengthy message posted to his Instagram, saying it was not a decision he took lightly.

"However, when circumstances arise that threaten your personal integrity, your family, and your reputation, there comes a point where you must address them directly," Topuria said.