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You'd think a guy who played a star football player on a TV show about football would enjoy the sport of football ... but "Friday Night Lights" star Grey Damon says he could care less about the sport.

Damon -- who played star wide receiver Hastings Ruckle in Season 5 -- was leaving Hooray Henry's in Hollywood last night when he told us how he really feels about sports ... he doesn't give a crap.

It's fine, he's allowed to feel that way ... but that's like finding out the cast of "Big Lebowski" didn't give a crap about bowling ... or weed.

Guess we should've seen this coming ... 'cause Damon's lack of athleticism shined through on "FNL" when he tried to shoot free throws ... makes Shaq look like Reggie Miller.

For possibly the first time ever, a MAN and a WOMAN will beat the crap out of each other in a historic MMA battle of the sexes ... and there's only two rules: no elbows and no knees, TMZ Sports has learned.

We spoke with a rep for the fight ... who tells us that -- other than the no elbows or knees rule -- this is the real deal and neither fighter plans on holding back.

The epic showdown is set for Dec. 20 in Rio de Janeiro ... when Shooto 45 pro-fighters Emerson Falcao will take on Juliana Velasquez in a legit, full force MMA battle.

As for Juliana ... she says she gets why people are freaking out, but promised "I will win, because I always train with men, there will be no surprises for me.”

We asked UFC owner Dana White if man vs. woman fights could ever go down in the U.S. ... he only had one word: "impossible."

UFC heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez says there's NO REASON why Jon "Bones" Jones can't put on the extra pounds to face him in a superfight for the title belt, TMZ Sports has learned.

We carefully approached Velasquez at LAX yesterday afternoon ... and he said Bones -- the reigning light heavyweight champ -- at 6'4' has what it takes to move up a class.

Cain said, "I think he has the body for it too ... he's tall so he can put on that weight."

Jonathan Martin's definitely putting that whole bullying scandal behind him -- hitting an L.A. area nightclub over the weekend, and also a house party ... allegedly. JM's picking up the pieces, but Richie Incognito still can't play in the NFL. Is that fair?

Plus, the most awesomely angry, yet hysterical, coach's rant -- Southern Illinois University hoops coach Barry Hinson went off after last night's game, calling out players by name and even his WIFE! Coach Hinson's joined us with a very short list of regrets.

And Terrell Owens is known for his ripped physique -- so why put it on the line for fast food commercials? We think Deion sang it best ... "Must be the money!"

Southern Illinois basketball coach Barry Hinson -- who went on a hilarious post-loss rant at a press conference -- just can't seem to keep his foot out of his mouth ... 'cause he just included his daughter in an all new rant on TMZ Sports.

Hinson told us ... his only regret out of the 5-minute long tirade was singling out his starting guard, Marcus Fillyaw by name -- but Hinson doubled down with his attempted apology ... saying Fillyaw was a great guy "you'd really like for your daughter to marry." He should've stopped there.

Hinson continued, "as a matter of fact, my youngest daughter is still out there. I've got her on Craigslist for a husband right now."

Coach was joking -- we're pretty sure -- but yeah ... he should stop including his family in his rants. If you haven't seen it ... Hinson dragged his wife into last night's rant several times.

If coaching doesn't work out ... there's always standup.

Jameis Winston got slammed today by the Florida State Attorney -- who says the Heisman winner wouldn't have gotten his vote for the award because he's no AJ McCarron.

Willie Meggs -- the man who cleared Winston of rape accusations -- went on Sports Talk Florida today ... and said he was pulling for the Alabama QB to win the Heisman because, "He was a person of great character."

Translation: Meggs let Winston walk, but he clearly thinks he's lacking as a person off the field.

Interesting that Meggs -- who knows all the details of what went down between Jameis and the accuser -- chose to take such a public shot at the Florida State star.

"SWITCH!!!"

Write your own caption in the comments section for this hysterical pic -- 5'8" Jonathan Loyd and 7'6" Mamadou Ndiaye -- from last night's UC Irvine-Oregon basketball game.

Jonathan Martin proved you can be anti-bullying AND gangsta at the same time ... by partying his ass off on the mean streets of Santa Monica, TMZ Sports has learned.

The former Dolphins OT was out Friday night throwing up a 'W' outside MAIN Nightclub with a fan named Tym from Compton.

The pic was posted on FB with the hashtags: #NOBULLYING #F**KINCOGNITO #WESTCOASTS**T

According to Tym, Martin and his entourage hung out at a house party, drinking straight through the night ... and most importantly ... never uttering Richie Incognito's name.

We've reached out to Jonathan ... no word back yet.

Georges St-Pierre should hang up the gloves forever ... rather than risk a pathetic, washed-up comeback attempt like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Chuck Liddell ... so says UFC commentator Joe Rogan.

Joe was in Calabasas when we asked if he thinks GSP will ever return to the octagon. Rogan told us "no one knows but him" ... but added that he should probably just call it quits.

According to Rogan, studies have shown that Georges was blasted with over 800 head shots during his long run as welterweight champ ... and suggested he could be struggling physically, as well as emotionally.

Lamar Odom can't be that torn up over his impending divorce, because he was out training hard yesterday for what he still believes will be an NBA comeback to save his legacy.

We know what Lamar is saying ... he believes he could be back on an NBA court by New Year's Day. It sounds improbable and maybe even impossible, but he's convinced he can quickly make a comeback and that's why he's training like an animal.

And this is interesting ... he wants back on a team not just to play basketball again ... he's worried about his legacy. He doesn't want people to remember him as a crackhead ... he wants to go out as the 6th man -- a basketball star.

As for the photo ... Lamar was leaving a training facility in the L.A. area. We're told he's there every day for hours.

Legendary boxer Julio Cesar Chavez -- arguably the greatest Mexican fighter of all time -- is now officially a grandfather ... 'cause his son Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. just had a baby girl, TMZ Sports has learned.

We've obtained a birth certificate for Julia Chavez ... who was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA yesterday afternoon to Junior and his baby mama Frida Munoz. It's Junior's first child.

FYI -- Junior is also a professional boxer and was formerly the WBC Middleweight Champion.

Million. Dollar. Baby.

The Khloe Kardashian-Matt Kemp hookup rumors are true -- and even though it's very early going ... we gotta ask: Is this a good idea? He's been with a bunch of famous chicks, and she's JUST getting divorced. Too soon?

Plus, Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker dominated Monday Night Football -- and made fantasy football geeks everywhere drool over his stats, and he's not afraid to brag about it! Little too much talk from a kicker? A kicker, dude.

And boxer Adrian Broner's loss to Marcos Maidana -- and some seriously shady video -- leads to an investigation. Did Marcos pop illegal pills ... IN THE RING?

Michael Jordan is on his way to creating a basketball team of his own ... TMZ Sports has learned he's having IDENTICAL twin girls.

Michael's wife, Yvette Prieto, is pregnant, though we don't know how far along. They were married in April.

Michael already has 3 kids -- 2 boys and a girl. The kids are all in their 20s.

The people we've been speaking with in Jordan's world are being super secretive/scared stiff. But we're told so far ... the pregnancy is progressing just fine.

NFL star Dwight Freeney got his holiday wish ... the ex financial advisor who robbed him blind is getting exactly what Dwight thinks she deserves -- a prison sentence ... TMZ Sports has learned.

A judge just gave Eva Weinberg 6 months in federal prison, with 3 years supervised release to follow. She was also ordered to cough up around $2.3 MIL in payback.

As we previously reported, Eva -- along with her reported bang buddy/partner in crime, Michael Stern ... jacked at least $2.2 mil from Freeney back in 2010, when they were working as his financial advisors.

The US Attorney's office initially asked the judge to avoid giving Weinberg jail time (as a reward for playing ball in the case) ... but yesterday Freeney asked the court to give her a harsher punishment, and the judge obliged.

If you're sick and tired of waiting in long lines at the airport, Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson is here to help ... because starting today, you can wear his jersey and get priority boarding on Alaska Airlines, TMZ Sports has learned.

A rep for the airline tells us ... from now 'til the end of the season, any passengers wearing a #3 Seahawks jersey flying out of Seattle will get to board the plane first. Which pretty much means GUARANTEED overhead carry-on space.

FYI, Russell is the new official spokesperson for the airline ... and in addition to this promotion, he's expected to be in a slew of other ads for the company.

But what if everyone starts wearing Russell jerseys?? The airline rep said it's run this promotion before for the Portland Timbers (soccer team) and everything was fine ... so relax.

In related news, Texans fans are now offering free one-way tickets to Alaska for Matt Schaub.