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The confrontation that led to Diddy's arrest was years in the making, because coach Sal Alosi went on a campaign to emotionally tear down Justin Combs ... this according to sources with inside knowledge.

Our sources claim strength and conditioning coach Alosi engaged in psychological warfare against Justin for the past 3 years. Our sources say Alosi was verbally abusive to the extreme -- publicly humiliating Diddy's son on numerous occasions.

The sources say it was evident to anyone who watched ... Alosi was bullying Justin, and psychologically damaged him.

We're told Diddy was well aware of the "bullying" and when Justin came home Monday, he said he was told to leave the field and not return for the summer. Diddy decided it was time to have a talk with the coach -- and we know how that ended.

We've reached out to UCLA Athletic Dept. for comment ... so far, no word back.

Are you rich? Like REALLY, REALLY rich???

Well, good news ... 'cause Floyd Mayweather says if you drop $3.8 MILLION to buy his ultra-rare Ferrari Enzo ... he'll throw in a picture with you FOR FREE!!!

We already told you Floyd's been getting serious interest in the car from legit billionaires -- but they all seem to have special requests to sweeten the deal ... from photo ops, to video shoots ... one guy even wants to spar with Floyd.

So, when we shot Floyd out in NYC after he finished up some jewelry shopping Wednesday ... we had to ask if he was down for a photo op with whoever buys the car.

Football coaches shouldn't be allowed to verbally BERATE their players ... so says ex-NFL star LaVar Arrington who says he doesn't understand why coaches seem to always get a pass.

Arrington is dead serious about the issue ... telling TMZ Sports he feels it's downright disrespectful and sets a bad example for coaches to act in such an abusive way toward the players.

"You wouldn't talk to me in any other setting that way ... so why are are you speaking to me in our place of business that way? It's a respect thing."

LaVar says it's especially important in high school and college ... since coaches are so influential in their player's lives -- and yelling and screaming sets a terrible example.

The woman who twerked with Klay Thompson in Vegas this weekend was involved in an airplane crash landing on her way back to Texas -- and moments after Klay found out, he reached out to see if she was okay.

The woman in the pool is Yara F. -- who spent the entire weekend partying with Klay and the Golden State Warriors during their victory celebration in Sin City.

After the weekend was over, Yara and some friends took a small plane headed back home to Texas -- but the jet experienced problems after take off ... and they crash landed at Lake Mead.

We spoke with Yara who tells us Klay reached out to see how she was doing after the incident -- and told her he was praying for her and the other passengers.

As for the crash, it's still under investigation -- but the good news ... no one was seriously hurt.

NFL star Eric Decker is a tough dude ... but apparently, the birth of his first child was so intense, he actually fainted at one point ... at least that seems to be what his wife Jessie James Decker is saying.

The country music superstar was out in NYC when we asked about her current pregnancy (baby #2) ... and if her New York Jets wide receiver hubby was going to try to be in the delivery room.

That's when Jessie told us Eric has fainted before ... "but he didn't faint in the actual delivery room" ... which is why she expects him to be right by her side when she gives birth.

This is adding insult to alleged felony -- Diddy’s kettlebell arrest is now being mocked by workout fiends ... who are using his alleged weapon of choice to get in shape and get laughs.

The day after he got arrested ... “The Diddy Workout” instantly became a thing for gym rats ... who've taken to grabbing kettlebells, doing a few reps and belting out Diddy's catchphrase ... “take that, take that.” It's as ridiculous looking as it sounds.

Based on social media, trainers are picking up on the craze ... adding the "Workout" to classes.

So, Diddy's bust is a silver lining for muscle heads. Still totally sucks for Diddy.

This has gotta hurt ...

Oakland Raiders QB Derek Carr -- a guy who has a rocket for an arm -- was running passing drills with some friends yesterday when he asked a friend to post up with a camera for a cool, action shot.

The plan was ... the photog stands roughly 15 yards downfield and Carr fires a football right at his face -- with a wide receiver set to race in front at the last second to make the grab.

Very cool, artsy, action shot.

Problem was ... something went wrong during the first take and the camera guy got ROCKED.

Don't worry, the guy couldn't have been hurt too bad ... 'cause they did a second take -- this time, it worked like a charm.

Can't blame her for backing her husband ... but Jay Cutler in the 1st round?? C'mon ...

Rocky Balboa fought until he was 60 ... so, it's probably not a shocker that Sylvester Stallone says he's all about an Oscar De La Hoya comeback fight!

The 42-year-old fighter has been talking about coming out of retirement lately ... and told us he wants a piece of human wrecking machine Gennady Golovkin (Triple G).

So, with Stallone being a huge boxing fan ... and a fan of old people making comebacks ...we had to ask Sly how he felt about ODLH.

Several key UCLA football players are calling for Justin Combs to return to the squad ... telling TMZ Sports the guy is a hard worker and a good friend ... and he's getting a bad rap.

As we previously reported, Combs -- a redshirt junior -- was asked to stay away from strength and conditioning drills for the rest of the summer ... prompting the kettlebell incident involving his dad.

Now, we've spoken with 3 members of the UCLA football team -- important guys -- who tell us they respect Justin and don't want him off the team.

As one player put it ... "Justin is a great friend and teammate. He works hard on and off the field. I hope he comes back."

Another player said, "He is a really cool guy to be around and I hope he does come back."

Player #3 says, "Justin works hard everyday. We go out on our own together and work on our footwork and lift weights outside of practice. I feel the coaches should let him back on the team. I know we want him back."

Steven Seagal is no martial arts fraud ... telling TMZ Sports that crazy Russian fight video that hit the web last month -- where he tossed around 2 dudes like rag dolls -- was 100% legit.

The fight footage showed Seagal reportedly teaching a "masterclass" at a martial arts event in Russia back in March ... but he's so dominant while spending minimal energy, it seemed his opponents were taking dives.

So, we had to ask Steven about it when we saw him at LAX Tuesday and he couldn't have put it more bluntly -- "I'm gonna try not to be insulted man, I've been doing martial arts all my life."

He went on to explain that when guys think their arms are about to snap ... they go down faster.

Bottom line -- don't mess with this guy. He'll break you.

The football coaching staff at UCLA has huddled and decided the best thing for everyone is for cops to drop the case against Diddy.

Sources directly connected with the team tell TMZ, the coaches are regretful the situation escalated to an arrest. They think Diddy is a jerk who they'd like to make persona non grata, but they don't want to make this a courtroom spectacle, largely because it would be bad for the team.

Sources with direct knowledge of the confrontation between Diddy and Sal Alosi tell us, after the incident the coaches all decided to just let it go. They believe an intern called UCLA police and when the cops arrived, they asked to see the video and that was enough to hook Diddy up.

We're told head coach Jim Mora does not want a criminal prosecution. The interns who were present and allegedly threatened could press the case, but if Mora is against it they would probably follow suit.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... the case will go to the L.A. County D.A. for felony review next week. The D.A. could prosecute even without victims ... there is a video, but that's problematic.

The Diddy vs. UCLA fight won't crush the Bruin's recruiting ability ... at least not on the basketball side ... so says Shaquille O'Neal's son who says playing his college ball in Westwood is still an option.

Shareef O'Neal has just finished his high school freshman year ... but he's already been recruited by some of the top programs in the country ... including UCLA, USC and Kansas State.

This is interesting ... Diddy took such an interest in his son's college football career -- he once sent a huge gift basket of Ciroc Vodka to an ESPN host who praised his kid on the air.

Colin Cowherd tells TMZ Sports ... he never intended to score free stuff from Diddy when he heaped praise on Justin Combs for making the UCLA football team a few years ago. But two days after he talked about the rap mogul's son, the free stuff showed up, courtesy of Puff.

Nice gesture, according to Cowherd who adds ... "now he's throwing kettlebells at people."

90s Major Leaguer Darryl Hamilton was killed by his girlfriend in what police are calling a murder-suicide -- and right before the shooting ... she begged her ex-husband to call cops.

The 911 call was placed by Monica Jordan's ex Sunday around 4:45 PM outside Houston. He tells the operator Monica sounded distraught, and wanted him to get over to her house immediately.

Monica was living with Hamilton, who retired after the 2001 season ... and had played for the Mets, Giants, and several other teams.

The ex husband said he didn't think there were any weapons in the house. He was wrong. When police arrived they found Hamilton's body with multiple gunshot wounds -- and Monica's body with one self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Diddy's son is totally cool with his father brawling with his football coaches -- in fact ... he's thanking Diddy for the fight that cost him multiple felonies.

Justin Combs broke his silence about his dad's arrest by posting a pic of himself and Diddy ... with the caption, "I thank God for having a father that's always there for me.. Love you pops!"

TMZ Sports broke the story -- we're told Justin's strength and conditioning coach, Sal Alosi, had called him out ... saying, "I don't care if your dad's here. I'm going to treat you just like I treat everyone else." Our sources also say Alosi told Justin to leave and NOT come back for the rest of the summer.

We're told that's what set off Diddy.

Seems natural for Justin to support Diddy in the dispute -- but it leaves him in an awkward situation with the team.

At least he's wearing UCLA gear in the pic.