You don’t want to be an MMA fighter in Chechnya, especially when your opponent is the dictator’s son. Ramzan Kadyrov’s 15-year-old son just won his pro-MMA debut in a farce of a fight for a promotion owned by his dictator father. The teenager also had UFC star Khamzat Chimaev in his corner. Here is the
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The Cincinnati Bengals learned a lesson about flying on XMAS eve … it’s all about the landing. After beating the New England Patriots Saturday, the players jumped on the team plane in Rhode Island for a flight back home. At some point during the flight, an engine on the Delta jet conked out and 71
Play video content TMZ.com Too Short isn’t sweating the Golden State Warriors’ current slump in the season, and is advising all die-hard fans to follow his lead!!! We recently spoke to the Oakland rap legend — who made sure to rep in his authentic Warriors gear while offering his two cents on the Warriors season.
Stephan Bonnar — a UFC Hall of Famer and legend in MMA — has died … this according to the MMA promotion itself. The UFC broke the news Saturday, writing … “The UFC family is saddened by the tragic passing of UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar Thursday from presumed heart complications while at work.”
Chris Beard‘s fiancée, Randi Trew, says the Texas Longhorns men’s basketball head coach did not strangle her … walking back the initial comments she made to law enforcement nearly two weeks ago that led to Chris’ arrest. Trew released a statement on Friday … saying, “Chris and I are deeply saddened that we have brought
Play video content TMZSports.com Jimmy Garoppolo likely wouldn’t get his job back in the playoffs if Steve Mariucci was in charge of the Niners … the ex-head coach tells TMZ Sports he’d stay with Brock Purdy in the postseason in order to “ride the hot hand.” Garoppolo broke his foot back on Dec. 4 —
Tory Lanez is guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot back in 2020 … a jury has decided. The verdict came in Friday, just before the holiday — where a group of L.A. jurors found the Canadian rapper guilty of all three charges against him — felony negligent discharge of a firearm, assault
UPDATE 11:53 AM PT — TMZ Sports has obtained more photos from Sam Williams‘ crash scene … and you can see the collision between the two cars was so violent, it sent debris all over the road. UPDATE The pics show pieces of the cars spanned through roughly four lanes. UPDATE UPDATE The Cowboys, meanwhile,
Turns out ya can’t keep Lamar Odom out of Los Angeles … because we’ve learned the former Lakers star is settling back into California, and he’s picked up a swanky bachelor pad after spending some time in ATL. A manager for Lamar tells TMZ … he moved into his $15K-a-month rental Wednesday, just in time
Trevor Bauer — who was suspended 324 games after he was accused of sexual assault — had his punishment reduced to 194 games on Thursday, the league announced. Independent arbitrator Martin Scheinman ruled the Dodgers pitcher, who served 144 games of his suspension, will be reinstated immediately. Bauer will not have to miss any additional
Play video content Best teammate ever?!? Isaiah McKenzie just threw his hat into the ring for that title in the NFL … ’cause the Bills wideout gifted his fellow receivers custom arcade game machines for the holidays — and they’re awesome!! McKenzie shared the presents with his guys on Thursday … and you can see
Todd Chrisley is soaking up every last bit of life on the outside before he goes away for a long time — breaking bread with an unofficial family member ahead of guaranteed slop. The reality TV star was spotted Wednesday grabbing lunch in Nashville with his daughter Savannah‘s ex-fiancé, Nic Kerdiles … in what appeared
Apparently nothing is off limits when it comes to Shannon Sharpe‘s trash talking — not even Deion Sanders‘ horrifying foot ailments — ’cause the Broncos legend roasted the hell out of Prime’s amputated toes this week. Shannon took his “Club Shay Shay” podcast on the road to Boulder, Colorado, to visit the new Buffs head
The New York Knicks no longer have one of their 2025 second-round picks — the NBA has concluded its investigation into premature free agency discussions with Jalen Brunson … and determined the team did, in fact, tamper with the guard. The league announced the punishment on Wednesday … saying the Knicks kickstarted their recruitment of
Play video content Cops went in on Damon Arnette throughout the football player’s arrest back in July … with one straight up calling the ex-Raiders defensive back “a f***ing idiot” during the stop — new police video, obtained by TMZ Sports, shows. The interaction was all captured on an officer’s body cam, revealing cops were
UPDATE 6:18 PM PT — Ronnie Hillman‘s family just released a statement … saying Ronnie was diagnosed with renal medullary carcinoma, a “rare but highly aggressive neoplasm form of cancer that primarily affects young African Americans with sickle cell trait” back in August. UPDATE Hillman has undergone treatment, but it has not been successful. The
The women who took their tops off in Qatar following Argentina’s World Cup win have made it out of the country unscathed … avoiding arrest despite their risqué celebrations drawing the ire of many in the conservative state. The Lionel Messi fans, ID’d on Instagram as Milubarbiie and Noe — aka La chica del topless
Wrestling star Mandy Rose is no longer getting a WWE check, but she sure as hell is still raking in the dough … ’cause TMZ Sports is told the former NXT champ has made $500k off her sexy content in just one week!! Mandy was fired Wednesday after posting racy pics on the subscription-based platform