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Floyd Mayweather can already count on 1 ticket sold to his superfight with Conor McGregor -- with Arnold Schwarzenegger telling TMZ Sports, "I'll be there!"

Ahnald is huge boxing fan -- and often attends big fights. He was most recently at the Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko fight in England.

He's been to Mayweather fights in the past. Arnie's also a UFC fan -- and was in the building at UFC 189 to watch Conor McGregor fight Chad Mendes.

Tickets won't be cheap -- but Arnold's rich.

X-Pac has TWO WORDS FOR YA .... NO JAIL!!! (Also, suck it).

The wrestling star scored another big legal victory this week when the judge in his DUI case cut him a break and ruled he won't have to go to the pokey for violating his probation in a 2004 arrest.

As we previously reported, X-Pac (real name Sean Waltman) didn't complete all of the terms of his 2004 plea deal (either community service or rehab) so a warrant was issued for his arrest.

The case went under the radar for years, but got back in front of the judge in April -- and he faced 90 days in jail if the judge wanted the throw the book at him.

Sean appeared in L.A. County Superior Court Thursday and told the judge the truth -- he was a mess back then and his life was out of control. X-Pac said he's a changed man now.

The judge gave him a chance to prove it -- extending his probation for 2 more years and ordering him to attend a 3-month alcohol program instead of jail. But if he messes up, it's back to the slammer.

We spoke with X-Pac who tells us, "I know this sounds cliche, but I'm really grateful not to be going to jail. Jail sucks."

He added, "I'm thankful to the judge for understanding my situation."

Conor McGregor loves MMA too much to retire after the Floyd Mayweather fight ... so says his jiu jitsu training partner Dillon Danis.

Dillon has been training with Conor for the past year and says he knows what makes the Irish superstar tick ... and it's fighting. Plain and simple.

There's talk that after Conor collects his $100 million paycheck, he's closing the book on combat sports for good.

But check out Dillon's take ... he's convinced McGregor has a permanent fever and the only cure is MMA.

See ya back in the Octagon?

Here's a moment of truth for LeBron James ... the NBA's "Swag Daddy" DeMarre Carroll is about to weigh in on the King's new bald look in a pair of $300 sandals.

We got Carroll at LAX, and just like the last time we got him he had on some pretty fly airport attire, this time rockin' a pair of Gucci flip flops and a PRPS sweatsuit.

Of course we had to get his opinion of 'Bron's new look, and although Carroll didn't give us a dictionary full of words on the change ... his look and smile said A LOT.

Listen up, LeBron haters -- rings "don't mean anything" when it comes to the G.O.A.T. debate ... so says a man with SEVEN of 'em, Robert Horry.

Big Shot Bob has more titles under belt than both LeBron and Michael Jordan -- but says you can't judge a player on titles alone.

What about the fact LBJ is 3-5 in the NBA Finals and MJ was a perfect 6 for 6?

"That don’t matter," Horry said ... "That’s why it’s a team sport."

William Shatner may have explored new worlds where no man has gone before, but now he's in Sweden ... running around with rabbits.

The legendary "Star Trek" actor is in Stockholm shooting for his new comedy/reality show "Better Late Than Never" ... and showed off his skills as a bunny handler. Spoiler alert -- he wasn't great at it.

Rabbit show jumping is big in Sweden -- kind of like the Westminster Dog Show in the U.S.

Shatner and his fellow cultural icons on the show -- Henry Winkler, Terry Bradshaw and George Foreman -- all took part in the rabbit racing and looked like they had a blast. As usual, host Jeff Dye was their guide.

There's a fight of the century over the fight of the century ... with two major sporting events vying for the T-Mobile Arena on August 26th.

In one corner ... Mayweather vs. McGregor. When the fight was announced, Dana White and Floyd Mayweather stated it will take place at the Vegas venue.

Problem is ... Ice Cube's BIG3 basketball league already booked the location for the league championship game on the same night.

Our BIG3 sources tell us they have no plans to move -- they still have the venue booked and expect to play there on August 26th. The league even tweeted about it on Friday evening and T-Mobile has game tickets for sale on its site.

Sources connected to May-Mac tell us there are plans in motion to move BIG3 to the nearby MGM Grand Garden Arena ... it's just a matter of time before that becomes official.

Draymond Green, Kevin Durant, Matt Barnes, Damian Jones and even the owners took their NBA Championship party on the road ... to get turnt Vegas style!!

Several Golden State Warriors partied their asses off at JEWEL Nightclub at the ARIA in Las Vegas late Friday and early Saturday morning. At one point, Dave Chappelle joined them for a toast.

The Dubs popped bottles of Moet & Chandon Champagne to celebrate their second title in 3 years -- the first for KD.

Andre Ward says Sergey Kovalev needs to be punished for his racist antics on social media, and tells TMZ Sports he's gonna do it with his fists when the two men meet on June 17.

Kovalev's been getting heat for a meme he posted to his social media recently, one that depicts a fake convo between him and Ward, where Andre repeatedly uses both the N- and F- words.

Sergey has since deleted the video meme, but the backlash was swift from those who said that making it sound as if Ward -- a devout Christian -- dropped nonstop n-bombs was racist.

BTW ... it's not the first time the Russian fighter has been accused of racism, but he has said in the past that cultural misunderstandings were to blame for the controversies.

Ward ain't buying it, and told us there was NO DOUBT the post was racist, and he's gonna make Kovalev pay for it.

"He's culturally sound enough to know some of the things he's been doing are racially motivated. It's more motivation, definitely more motivation," Ward says ... adding, "He needs to be silenced."

** HERE'S KOVALEV'S VIDEO -- WARNING: CONTAINS OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE**

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says parents like LaVar Ball are bad for college basketball -- because they're turning the NCAA into a "huckster show."

KAJ was expressing his disdain for 1-and-done college players during an interview with 97.5 The Fanatic when he specifically went in on Lonzo Ball's father.

"Everybody knows about his sons because he has been able to hype them. But I don't think that's good for college basketball."

He continued, "College basketball is starting to look like a ... it doesn't look good. It looks like it's a huckster show. And that bothers me, you know. You have people going those lengths to promote their kids. I don't get it. "

"1-and-dones doesn't make any sense to me. To have somebody come and be on campus for 6 months and play a basketball season, what is that?"

"It's strange and it's not good for the college game and it hasn't been good for the pro game. I think they better find a different way of dealing with those issues."

Cody Bellinger is having such an insane rookie year with the Dodgers, his own father can barely believe the numbers ... but tells TMZ Sports, "It's really fun to watch."

We spoke with ex-MLB player Clay Bellinger -- who won 3 World Series during his pro baseball run -- and he tells us he's incredibly proud of his boy.

FYI, Cody has already blasted 18 home runs -- more than anyone else in the league since he was called up on April 25th. He's currently tied for 5th overall in HRs.

Ya gotta hear Clay gush about Cody's meteoric rise. It's awesome. Plus, Clay reveals the Dodgers legend who's really gone out of his way to help the kid.

Master P says he's well aware his 15-year-old son, Hercy, is one of the best teenage basketball players in the country, but tells TMZ Sports he doesn't care ... 'cause if the grades aren't right, hoops doesn't matter.

We talked to both P and Hercy fresh off jet from their last tournament, and the Ice Cream Man couldn't stop gushing about how his boy is killing it, but assured us the books come first.

"He's like top five in the country 8th grader about to be a 9th grader. But I'm a fan that he's an honor student and graduated with honors after 8th grade. I told him if you do your part in school, we'll support you in basketball."

P also dished to us about an upcoming charity game he's got poppin' in New Orleans later this month, where celebs like Trey Songz, Romeo, and Caron Butler are gonna be playing.

Hercy's playing too ... hope he doesn't embarrass those old guys.

Michael Floyd wants you to believe that he failed his alcohol test after a long night of watching movies and pounding kombucha tea ... and NOT because he was drinking booze.

The Minnesota Vikings WR issued a statement through his agent explaining why at least 4 of his breath tests were flagged for alcohol ... despite the fact he was ordered by the judge to refrain from taking a single sip while under house arrest.

Here's the explanation from his agent:

"On June 10, 2017, Michael watched movies at his place of residence until 3:00 a.m. During that time, he drank several bottles of kombucha tea drinks, unaware that the drinks contain alcohol."

"On June 11, 2017 at 5:30 a.m., Michael was tested and his blood alcohol content was .055. Michael was tested again at 5:54 a.m. and his blood alcohol content was down to .045. Michael was tested again at 6:23 a.m. and his blood alcohol content was .044. He then went back to sleep and missed a test at 6:33 a.m."

As we previously reported, kombucha is a fermented tea that contains a small amount of alcohol -- typically the same or less than a non-alcoholic beer.

Bad news for the rest of us -- Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are getting even more bronzed and beautiful than they already are.

The couple jetted off to the South of France, and boarded a yacht off Antibes for a day in the sun. J Lo wore a sexy, tiny crochet monokini, and A-Rod wore ... well, who really cares?

He did try some high diving off the deck, but the bigger point is they looked freakin' amazing while soaking up the R&R.

Don't worry, they applied plenty of SPF.

Ever see a chick in a thong knock another chick out on her ass with one punch?!

Well, good news ... it finally happened during a Legends Football League game.

The bad ass with the iron fist is Amanda Hogan -- a defensive back for the Omaha Heart who just got burned for a TD by the Pittsburgh Rebellion.

For some reason, injured Pittsburgh RB Sonia Osselborn -- leg brace and all -- came limping over to get in Hogan's face ... and that's when Hogan unleashed the fury.

The Omaha slugger uncorked a straight right, planting a disoriented Osselborn square on her butt.

It's violence meets sexy meets athleticism.

If Conor McGregor doesn't put Mayweather on his ass in the first SIX rounds, he's dead in the water ... so says Dominick Cruz.

The UFC star/analyst says he's been racking his brain over the fight -- and says Conor has a real shot ... but he better act fast. The clock is his enemy.

No matter the outcome, Cruz says McGregor is doing MMA (and its fighters) a big favor.