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Beware, Kevin Hart & Justin Bieber, your ankles are in grave danger ... 'cause 4'5" streetball legend Mani Love wants to destroy them ... saying he wants to play both guys on the court, and dominate them.

Mani has been the talk of the Internet ever since a video of him ruthlessly breaking the ankles of a NYC woman went viral ... making the world wonder who was next to feel the roundball wrath.

We asked Mani that very question when he talked to TMZ Sports ... and as it turns out he has a hit list in mind which includes both Kevin Hart (who he kinda says is ducking him) and Bieber (who he says he'd completely ruin).

Your move now, guys ... don't be scurred.

Ronda Rousey has broken her silence after that brutal loss at UFC 207 ... and it's clear she's considering retiring from the sport.

Ronda issued a statement to ESPN, saying in part "I need to take some time to reflect and think about the future" ... This after getting knocked out by Amanda Nunes just 48 seconds into the fight.

She goes on to say her entire focus this year has been pulling off a victory next time she got in the ring. She's clearly very shaken ... adding, "sometimes even when you prepare and give everything you have and want something so badly -- it doesn't work out how you planned."

Ronda beelined it out of the arena Friday night without talking to anyone, except a few fans.

As we reported, even her mom would like to see her hang up her gloves for good.

Pretty cool post-fight conversation with UFC superstars Tyron Woodley and Demetrious Johnson -- who both seem to think Ronda Rousey should NOT retire ... despite the ass whoopin'.

Check out the clip ... it's interesting to hear what accomplished MMA stars like TW and DJ think about Ronda and how she should handle her career going forward. '

LeBron James ate like true king with prime meats on the menu to celebrate his 32nd birthday.

The Chosen One hit up Fahrenheit Friday night -- the night of his birthday -- in Charlotte with a bunch of his teammates ... including Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson.

We're told he rolled in around 8:30 PM and the group sat in a private room ... where they ordered $3k worth of food and drinks. LeBron specially requested a blackened salmon salad while the rest of the ballers feasted on 60-day aged NY steaks and lobster tails.

They washed it down with some Hennessy and Moscow Mules before the big dessert -- chocolate and vanilla bean cake ... delivered by Chef Rocco Whalen himself.

So, why Charlotte? The Cavs play the Hornets tonight.

Michael Irvin was FIRED THE HELL UP on his way out of UFC 207 ... and compared the RUSH he got from watching the fights to the same feeling as winning a Super Bowl!!

"I haven't got that feeling since I scored touchdowns in the Super Bowl ... and I've won a LOT of Super Bowls!!!!"

Amanda Nunes was not into fancy champagne celebrations after kicking Ronda Rousey's ass in UFC 207 ... all she wanted was Bud Light!

We got Amanda beelining it for Wolfgang Puck's Bar & Grill in the MGM Grand after her 48 second KO and she was a woman determined to celebrate her way.

Ronda Rousey wears defeat on her sleeve ... and this photo says it all.

We spotted her late Friday leaving the MGM Grand after getting knocked out in 48 seconds by Amanda Nunes.

A fan approached to comfort her, and you feel the despair.

Tyson Beckford is selling exercise equipment -- the Beckford bar -- but the company he partnered with hooked up with a different bar -- the California state bar -- and they're taking the stud to court.

Tyson made a deal with Cisco to hawk the product, and of course Tyson was the face and body that was tailor-made to move units.

Cisco says in a new lawsuit the product did well ... but Tyson left it holding the bag by not getting out there and promoting the sale of additional units.

But we're told Tyson made it clear to Cisco ... the deal was for him to sell 2,000 units and he never agreed to more, so if the company screwed up by buying too many Beckford Bars, it has itself to blame.

The product's still on sale online, for $99.95.

Newly crowned UFC bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt says his win against Dominick Cruz was the best 25 minutes of his life.

We got Cody in the lobby of the MGM Grand after winning the belt, and his comments about his relationship with Dominick Cruz is super interesting ... given their trash talk in and out of the octagon.

Speaking of Cruz ... we also got him at the MGM in Vegas, and he's handling the loss like a champ. The decision didn't go his way, but it didn't stop him from partying.

Ronda Rousey's mom didn't mince words after her daughter's UFC 207 disastrous loss ... her kid needs to hang it up.

We got AnnMaria De Mars at the MGM after she watched Amanda Nunes knock her daughter out 48 seconds into the first round.

AnnMaria sounds like she never wanted Ronda to fight ... ever, and throws shade on those who do.

And talk about beef ... AnnMaria cannot hide her contempt for Ronda's coach.

So now you can judge for yourself ... was 2016 just an ordinary year when it came to celebrity deaths, or was something weird and dark spinning in the universe?

NBA star Caron Butler says he's "blown away" by George Karl's comments about players, and thinks he hurt his relationship with the rest of the basketball community.

Karl's new book, "Furious George: My Forty Years Surviving NBA Divas, Clueless GMs, and Poor Shot Selection," goes after Carmelo Anthony and Kenyon Martin's fatherless upbringings -- "all that money and no father to show them how to act like a man."

Butler -- who played for Karl with the Sacramento Kings last season -- says he got along with every coach he's had during his career ... but couldn't connect with Karl.

Call her Nostradamus ... because back in 2009, Jeanie Buss accurately predicted she'd never marry Phil Jackson.

We were digging around the ol' TMZ video vault when we found this clip of the couple leaving a wedding in Bev Hills back in the day .... when we asked if they would ever take the plunge.

Check out Jeanie's answer.

They did get engaged in 2012 ... after 13 years of dating. But now, they've announced the engagement is off and they're going their separate ways.

It might not be a popular opinion, but Bengals Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz thinks Marvin Lewis should be back on Cincinnati's sidelines next season.

The 11-time Pro Bowler says Lewis doesn't deserve all the blame for the Bengals' 5-9-1 record with one week to go in the season ... pointing out the injuries and staff changes that have plagued the team.

"I'm willing to say okay, he's got another year on his contract. Let's see what happens if everybody gets healthy."

It's all over ... Ronda Rousey got the living snot beat out of her by Amanda Nunes ... and it appears Ronda's fighting career is just about wrapped up.

Amanda crushed Rousey from the start of the fight -- beating her with a flurry of strong shots to the face .. and stopping the superstar 48 seconds into the first round of the fight.

Rousey looked lost and scared ... not her old self.

Forget the old Ronda Rousey, UFC champ Max Holloway says he loves the new "Dark Rousey" -- saying the pissed off version of the fighting legend looks ready to destroy Amanda Nunes.

Rousey has been angry and silent with the media leading up to UFC 207 tonight -- and the interim featherweight champ tells TMZ Sports why he absolutely LOVES IT!!!

There's more ... Max also gives us an update on his ankle injury and teases something BIG going down outside the octogon.

And, of course, he also trashes Jose Aldo. Enjoy ...