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Dricus du Plessis successfully defended his UFC middleweight championship for the first time Saturday, submitting Israel Adesanya in the fourth round … and he’s celebrating the win in style, slamming beers, and wearing a mankini (not necessarily at the same time)! The 30-year-old fighter left little to the imagination … posing for the photo with

Play video content TMZSports.com Lonzo Ball hasn’t stepped foot on an NBA court as an active player in 942 days and counting … but it’s a streak the former 2nd overall pick tells us he plans to end this upcoming season! Remember, Ball — a superstar at UCLA before being drafted by the Lakers in

Mike Tyson‘s showing he ain’t scared of Jake Paul … giving him a couple shoves during a press conference for their upcoming fight — and laughing all the while. The heavyweight boxing legend came face to face with the Youtuber-turned-fighter at Fanatics Fest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City Sunday

UFC fighter Casey O’Neill is shouting out Olympian Rachael “Raygun” Gunn — after a UFC 305 victory she busted out the Aussie’s breakdance … but it was way more mocking than tribute. Casey defeated Luana Santos by a unanimous decision at UFC 305, which was held in Perth, Australia — so, naturally, the Aussie fighter

Play video content TMZSports.com Canelo Alvarez isn’t looking to simply hand Edgar Berlanga the first loss of his career, he’s gunning to physically hurt the undefeated fighter, telling us he wants to “bring him pain!” 34-year-old Alvarez, the undisputed super middleweight champ, joined Babcock on the TMZ Sports TV show (airs nightly on FS1) this

Simone Biles may be a beloved Olympic champ, but NFL fans say she’s not above the sport’s rivalries … roasting the Olympian for wearing a Packers jacket to a Bears game. Here’s the deal … Biles’ husband Jonathan Owens made the switch from the Green Bay Packers to the Chicago Bears this offseason — two

Play video content An Australian fighter is getting scorched after planting a kiss on his opponent. Craig Jones is set to fight Gabi Garcia Saturday night in an intergender bout. During the weigh-in Thursday, Jones grabbed Garcia’s head and planted a big kiss smack on the lips. Social media is going nuts, with just about

Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin are still going strong, Taylor Swift is still beefing with Kanye West and boxer Devin Haney is still throwing punches … all this on today’s TMZ TV Hot Takes. TMZ Live Play video content TMZ.com First up on “TMZ Live,” Harvey and Charles refute reports Dakota and Chris called it

Dodgers star Freddie Freeman and his wife say their three-year-old son, Maximus, is taking steps in the right direction … revealing they have “seen a lot of progress in the last week and a half” after he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. The Freemans took to Instagram to share the strides their son has made

Taylor Swift doesn’t only support Travis Kelce at his day job, she was also by her man’s side on the set of his new game show, too … according to an actress who appeared on the show! Garcelle Beauvais, known for her role in “The Jamie Foxx Show,” recently talked with ET’s Kevin Frazier about

Travis Kelce‘s used to scaring defenders on NFL fields, but it seems he’ll be frightening a whole lot more people off of them this fall — ’cause a teaser for “Grotesquerie” just dropped, and the NFL star looks like he’ll be playing a spooky character in the show!! The folks over at FX leaked the

Play video content Instagram/@indianafever Even babies fresh out the womb are fans of Caitlin Clark … ’cause the WNBA star just got asked to autograph a two-week-old child — and she delivered!! The Indiana Fever guard met up with a mom and baby at the Fever Fore Change golf fundraiser involving players, coaches, staff and

Former NASCAR champion Kurt Busch was arrested on Tuesday night … after authorities say they caught him driving drunk. The 46-year-old was pulled over at around 11:30 PM in Iredell County, North Carolina … following allegations he was driving 18 MPH over the posted 45-MPH speed limit, this according to the Iredell Free Press. The

“We’ve had one week, two weeks, three weeks and one day since Joe Biden stepped aside. The only damn place we’ve seen Kamala Harris is at pep rallies. What’s up? Somebody gotta say something and it can’t just be the conservatives. Right is right.” That’s Stephen A. Smith, the world’s most popular sports media personality,

Drew Gilbert‘s afternoon at the ballpark ended very early Wednesday … and it’s all ’cause he got nailed in the junk by a wayward breaking ball. The painful pitch happened just after the New York Mets top prospect stepped up to the dish in the first inning of Syracuse’s minor league tilt with Rochester. Drew

Simone Biles‘ biological mother is ready to meet the Olympic hero face-to-face … saying after decades of being out of her life, she wants to make things right. When Biles was a toddler, she was placed in foster care as her mom, Shanon, battled drug and alcohol addiction. Simone’s maternal grandparents, Ron and Nellie, stepped

Play video content It’s 2024, and men aren’t the only ones proposing nowadays! Just ask Gilbert Arenas‘ fiancée … who returned the favor, asking the former NBA star to marry her just weeks after he got down on one knee asking her the same question. Confusing, we know. Here’s a breakdown. Arenas — who played

Brandon Thomas Lee won’t be getting a mulligan at his fancy country club … we’ve learned Tommy Lee‘s son has been given the boot for bad behavior. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Pamela Anderson‘s firstborn had his membership at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, CA revoked … after getting into a