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Ronda Rousey hit up a local wrestling show Friday night in Reseda ... but it's what she did during one of the matches that has people talking.

The UFC women's bantamweight champ attended a Pro Wrestling Guerilla event ... and during one of the matches she was prompted by a wrestler named Tommaso Ciampa to chop his opponent's chest.

After some audience urging, Ronda reeled back and lit up the guy's chest -- the place went nuts.

Ronda rolled to the event with a few members of her posse "The 4 Horsewomen" -- MMA fighters Shayna Baszler and Jessamyn Duke -- and the whole group had no problem taking pics with wrestling fans all night.

Justin Bieber's no bitch in the ring -- the guy's got REAL BOXING POTENTIAL ... so says former champ Andre Berto who says Bieb could be a real contender if he takes the sport seriously.

We spoke to the former welterweight champ -- who trains at the same L.A. boxing gym where Bieber worked the mitts with Floyd Mayweather earlier this week -- who says he was legitimately impressed.

"The kid is CRAZY athletic," Berto says ... " I seen that from kickin' it with him a few years back. He has good speed and power."

But Berto has a strong warning for the pop star -- it's no joke.

"This boxing game is nothing to play with. It's not like dancing or singing. If you get your ass CRACKED it’ll make you change your whole perspective on things."

Maria Menounos is calling out the whole city of Boston ... telling TMZ Sports she was "embarrassed" by the way her city turned on Tom Brady during his early-season slump.

Menounos was in NY when we asked the Patriots superfan how she felt about Tom now that the veteran QB seems to be hitting his stride ... and that's when Maria called out Beantown.

Watch the video -- Maria isn't afraid to take her hometown to task on Tom's behalf and even manages to save a little love for his hoodie-clad head coach.

The mega-mansion Elin Nordegren built with her $100 million Tiger Woods Fund includes a gigantic screw you to her ex -- a mini golf course and putting green ... where he will NOT be practicing his short game.

It's not enough that Elin's 21,000 sq. ft custom crib has 9 bedrooms, a home theater, and a huge swimming pool -- her front yard is a perfectly manicured green with multiple practice holes ... AND two bunkers!

Age ain't nothin' but a number to Kelly Slater ... 'cause the 42-year-old surf legend just hit a 540 TWIST during a session in Portugal.

It's an insane athletic feat for anyone at ANY age ... but the fact Slater was able to pull this off in his 40s is especially impressive.

There's an argument whether the jump is a 540 or a 720 (looks like a 540 to us) ... but Surfing Magazine is calling it a 540, so we're gonna go with that.

Sickness.

While we're on the topic, here's what a 720 DUNK looks like ...

Officials have finally released dash cam footage from the night Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was arrested for DUI ... and the guy was a complete mess.

The 55-year-old was popped just before midnight on March 16th ... and as you can see in the clip, he could barely keep his balance as he stumbled out of the car.

Cops say Irsay had multiple painkillers in his system, including oxycodone and hydrocodone.

Irsay eventually pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated -- and was sentenced to 1 year probation.

The NFL also suspended Irsay for 6 games ... and fined him $500k.

Boxing legend Leon Spinks was taken down after going a few round with some chicken wings ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We broke the story ... Spinks is currently hospitalized in Nevada -- and now, we've learned Leon's medical problems can all be traced back to a chicken wing meal gone bad.

Leon's attorney tells us Spinks is known to his friends as the "Chicken Wing King" -- and during a recent meal, accidentally swallowed a bone ... which got stuck in his intestine.

Spinks has undergone two surgical procedures so far -- with a 3rd scheduled for later today. We're told Leon is conscious and on the mend.

We're also told ... Leon's current wife Brenda is adamant she has power of attorney over Leon -- despite a claim to the contrary by Leon's ex-wife Betty.

As we previously reported, Betty says Leon empowered her to call the shots regarding his health after they divorced back in 2004.

But Leon's attorney tells us, "Brenda and Leon have a power of attorney agreement. Betty's power of attorney was expressly revoked by Leon."

Pretty cool moment from Ellen DeGeneres -- when she hooked up Cincinnati Bengals player Devon Still with a $10,000 DONATION to help his 4-year-old daughter in her fight against cancer.

Still's story has captivated the nation -- his daughter Leah was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma stage 4 cancer in June, and doctors have told her father she has about a 50% chance of survival. Still says she's fighting like hell.

The Bengals announced proceeds of his #75 jersey sales would be used to help raise awareness for pediatric cancer research ... and so far, more than $1 million has been raised.

But Ellen wasn't just wearing his jersey when Still appeared on her show Friday -- she also hooked the NFL player up with a $10k donation to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ... where his daughter Leah is being treated.

There's more ... Ellen also said she'll be getting celebs to sign her jersey which she plans to auction off to raise even more money for Leah's fight.

He may be a huge NY Giants fan, but Rudy Giuliani has message for Jets Nation -- DON'T GIVE UP ON REX RYAN ... it's not his fault!!!

Rudy was out in L.A. last night -- and RAVED about his G-Men ... and even said he'd rather have Eli over Peyton if given the option!!

But when we started talking about Gang Green and their pathetic 1-6 record -- Rudy explained why Jets fans shouldn't blame Rex ... they should blame his players instead.

Justin Bieber is gonna EAT LIGHTNING AND CRAP THUNDER ... 'cause he's now training to box with the greatest fighter alive -- Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Bieber and Floyd threw on the gloves at the legendary Ten Goose boxing gym in Van Nuys, CA -- where some pretty big fighters have trained ... guys like Sugar Shane Mosely, Andre Berto and David Tua.

Sporting a pair of L.A. Clippers shorts, Bieber worked on his jab ... and moving around ring -- making sure to document every single second on his Shots page.

Bieber also hit the speed bag -- but curiously, there was no video of that ... just a pic.

So, will Bieber ever get in the ring and actually fight someone???

We can only hope.

Here's some quality white-collar smack talk ... courtesy of the Phoenix Suns.

A Suns exec grabbed a mic and addressed the crowd during the end of the Suns game last night -- and apologized to fans for having to watch the crappy Spurs.

It was so bad, the exec -- Managing Partner Robert Sarver -- told fans to send in their tickets and he would send them a special gift.

Sarver was so pissed because 5 big Spurs players -- and the Spurs coach -- didn't make the trip to Phoenix for rest and recovery reasons and he felt San Antonio screwed his fans out of their "hard-earned money."

No Tim Duncan. No Manu Ginobili. No Kawhi Leonard. No Patty Mills. No Tiago Splitter. No Gregg Popovich.

Don't put a fork in Matt Barnes and Gloria Govan's marriage just yet ... 'CAUSE IT AIN'T OVER ... so says Gloria's sister Laura Govan -- who knows what it's like to be in a relationship with an NBA star.

Laura -- who has 4 kids with NBA star Gilbert Arenas -- was out in Calabasas when our photog asked if there was chance her sister would ever reconcile with Matt now that they've separated.

War Machine tried to kill himself in his Las Vegas jail cell this week ... but his attempt was foiled by a corrections officer.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Tuesday night around 9:30 an officer was walking by War Machine's cell in Clark County Jail. The officer saw him sitting on the ground with his feet up on the bunk bed. When the officer called to him he was unresponsive.

The officer went into the cell and found the ex-MMA fighter had a piece of linen around his neck which was tied to the leg of the bed -- and his face was purple. The officer cut the linen, removed it ... and we're told War Machine's breathing became less strained and he attempted to speak.

He's currently in a medical isolation cell on suicide watch. We're told officers found what appeared to be suicide notes in the cell.

War Machine is in jail awaiting trial for the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend, porn star Christy Mack, and her friend Corey Thomas.

War Machine's attorney tells us one of the letters found in the cell was written to Christy.

Paul George has a new lady in his life ... his 5-month-old daughter Olivia ... who he met for the first time Thursday -- and now TMZ Sports has learned the NBA star is gunning for joint custody of the child.

As we previously reported, George swore that he would "do the right thing" if a paternity test proved he fathered a child with a woman named "Daniella" who he had a relationship with in 2013.

Now, we've learned George is convinced he IS the daddy ... and his attorney is currently in the process of hammering out a joint custody arrangement with the mom.

Paul's attorney tells TMZ Sports ... "Paul has always wanted to accept responsibility and play a role in his daughter’s life -- and wanted to make sure it was handled properly through the legal system."

Muhammad Ali is sick ... but he's alive ... so says the Champ's daughter Laila Ali.

"He's good," Laila said at LAX on Thursday ... "Rumors about [his health] every year come out."

The latest rumors were spawned from an interview Muhammad's brother gave at a screening of "I Am Ali" last week -- where he reportedly said the 72-year-old icon is in bad shape and housebound.

But Laila says there has NOT been a drastic change in her father's condition recently -- explaining, "He is sick, but he's alive."

FYI -- Muhammad was diagnosed with Parkinson's syndrome in 1984 and his health has been in a steady decline ever since.

As we previously reported, Ali hung out with boxing champ Andre Berto back in April -- and Berto told us he was alert, intelligent and rooting for Kentucky to win the NCAA tourney.

We know Shaquille O'Neal rolls big, and now his pet fish do too -- in a massive $50,000 aquarium he had custom built into a freakin' big rig truck! Yeah, tropical fish can be badass.

Shaq posted a pic of his giant self yesterday next to his new baby -- a 3,000 pound tank complete with the Superman logo (a Shaq fave). It's framed by the cab of a tractor trailer ... which would dwarf any other fish tank owner.

The hosts of the Animal Planet show "Tanked" -- Wayde King and Brett Raymer -- designed and built the saltwater pad which houses dozens of exotic species like Miniature Groupers, Clown Triggers, Mappa Puffers, and even Dragon Eels!

Wayde and Brett told us it was one of the most unique projects they've ever worked on -- especially because hey had to load in the Dragon Eels ... which they called "a bit aggressive."