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Heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder says after he hangs up the gloves he might just pick up the collar ... and become the toughest preacher ever to walk the earth.

Wilder was at LAX when we asked about his pre-fight prayer ritual and whether or not he thinks it helps him successfully punish his opponents.

That's when the champ got all holy on us ... saying that not only does prayer work for him, but that he's gonna help it work for everyone else ... by being a preacher when he retires from the ring.

Ronda Rousey has officially been named as one of the girls to grace this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition ... and she'll be joined by two others.

Nick Cannon made the announcement at a ceremony in NYC Saturday, the magazine's doing 3 different covers this year ... with Rousey, Hailey Clauson and Ashley Graham. The official announcement will be made on TV Saturday night.

You'll remember ... TMZ Sports obtained a series of photos of Rousey in the Caribbean with a painted-on suit back in January and the cover buzz began.

Chalk that up as W for Ronda.

Sports Illustrated revealed the cover last night.

If he hadn't proven it already, Justin Timberlake can literally do it all ... and that includes dancing "The Carlton."

J.T. teed up with Alfonso Ribeiro Saturday at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am and busted out the famous move for the crowd ... no surprise, they loved it.

Not a bad view either ...

Ciara and Russell Wilson breezed through LAX Friday night with baby Future, and had nothing to say about her defamation lawsuit against her baby daddy.

Ciara and Russell seem as tight as any family and that could be a source of conflict between her and her ex.

Ronda Rousey suddenly has more people wanting to train her than Anakin Skywalker ... first Chuck Liddell, and now boxer Andre Berto has offered his help to aid Ronda in bashing Holly Holm's face.

TMZ Sports spoke to Berto and he told us he agrees with Ronda's mom ... who blamed Ronda's current trainer for not having Rousey ready to throw hands with Holm. But Berto thinks he can change all that.

"Ronda isn't a pure boxer, Holly is. She needs to focus more on her boxing and cutting off the ring. I'd love to stop by her gym and give some pointers.”

It's obvious Ronda is on the comeback trail -- we saw her knocking the ring rust off with her trainer recently -- although it's unknown exactly when she'll make her return.

Andre can help Ronda no matter the opponent ... pointing out that his father and brother have both fought MMA so he knows his way around the octagon.

Terrell Owens says his good friend Chad Johnson is all alone when it comes to pee ... saying Johnson's recent revelation that he used to soak his sore ankles in teammates' urine is "weird."

Owens was out braving the sub zero temperatures for the All-Star game festivities in Toronto when we asked about Johnson's whizz wisdom ... and whether Owens would ever try it.

Check out the clip -- seems as if Terrell's ankles are going to stay -- and have been -- pee free, with him telling our guy he thinks the entire thing is odd.

Ever wonder what Jason Pierre-Paul's mangled hand looks like under an X-ray??

Well, here ya go ...

The NY Giants superstar posted this pic ... giving us another look at the damage he sustained during his July 4th fireworks accident.

Bill Murray just came face to face with an old nemesis on the golf course in Pebble Beach ... THE GOPHER.

It was pretty funny ... Bill took some time during the Pebble Beach Pro-Am to check out the varmint who popped up right near the hole -- just like in "Caddyshack."

Only this time, there were no explosives.

Though we know how Carl Spackler woulda handled the situation ...

Here's Richard Sherman on the set of an Oberto beef jerky commercial where he was SUPPOSED to do a cannonball into a pool. There was just one problem ... HE DID A JACKKNIFE!!!

C'mon man.

Everyone knows a cannonball is two hands wrapped around your knees while entering the water ass first ... a la Ron Burgundy.

Watch. Learn. Do it again.

No one wants to see LeBron James get the Zika virus during the Olympics ... especially Team USA managing director Jerry Colangelo who says they're doing everything they can to protect the players.

With everyone talking about the Zika scare in Latin America (and specifically in Brazil) ... people are wondering if it's worth sending our athletes to compete if there's a risk they'll get the virus.

"I sure hope no one's going to come back with the virus," Colangelo tells TMZ Sports.

"I think all the precautionary steps are being taken by the World Health Org., by the USOC and USA Basketball to limit that to hopefully nothing."

MMA star Tito Ortiz was cited for misdemeanor battery early this morning after allegedly getting physical with a woman inside of a Vegas nightclub ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Here's what we know ...

Cops were called to Drai's Nightclub inside The Cromwell hotel around 1 AM -- where a woman claimed Ortiz got physical with her and tried to rip her phone away.

The woman tells TMZ Sports she had been taking pics inside the club earlier in the evening -- and she believes Tito must have thought she was trying to snap shots of him.

The woman claims Tito tried to "whip her around" -- and the incident was so frightening, she was "scared for [her] life."

When cops arrived to the scene, Tito was NOT arrested -- however, he was cited for misdemeanor battery.

We're told the woman is lawyering up -- and is considering her legal options.

10:00 AM PT -- Police spoke to Murray on Friday and he's offered to pay for the damage to the phones. The phone owners were cool with that, and don't want to press any charges ... so, case closed.

Bill Murray is accused of going all Naomi Campbell on some fans who tried to take his photo in the tranquil seaside town of Carmel, CA ... and now cops are investigating.

Bill was hanging out at the Vesuvio rooftop lounge, a popular watering hole for celebs playing in the annual Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tourney. It's going on now, and Bill is playing.

The owner of the restaurant, Scott Pepe, tells us Bill wasn't drinking ... he just got really pissed when a few patrons got starstruck and took his pic.

The fans were pretty obvious, with flashes going off only 10 feet away from Bill, according to Scott. He says Bill got so angry he got up and chucked their phones off the 2nd story rooftop.

Cops were called, but Bill left before they got there.

Scott says the incident's making him change his policy -- no phones and no pictures, since celebs come in a lot. We spoke to the Carmel PD, and they're looking into the incident.

No truth, we believe, to rumors Bill said the following ...

LeBron James, Draymond Green, Kevin Hart and more hit up a secret VIP party for Drake Thursday night in Toronto ... complete with a celebrity DJ and DAVID BLAINE doing magic ... TMZ Sports has learned.

It all went down at Frings -- owned by one of Drake's good friends -- and we're told the party was strictly invitation only.

We're told the party was to honor Drake -- who's getting the key to the city this week ... as part of the kickoff to NBA All-Star weekend.

We're told the coolest part of the party was that legendary street magician David Blaine was basically the entertainment ... doing insane tricks for people throughout the night.

With all the huge NBA stars and celebs coming to town -- we're told it's supposed to get wild in Toronto this week.

Stay tuned ...

It takes some serious cojones to get in the octagon and spar with Anderson Silva -- but one 10-year-old kid took the challenge Thursday ... and CRUSHED IT ... and we've got the footage.

Silva was promoting his upcoming fight with Michael Bisping when he invited the 10-year-old jiu jitsu student to come into the octagon and show off his skills.

Everyone was impressed ... including Silva.

Hope Dana White was watching ...

Stone Cold Steve Austin does NOT believe the WWE has a CTE problem on its hands -- saying the issues with Daniel Bryan are isolated ... and a direct result of his wrestling style.

Bryan retired from wrestling earlier this week -- citing health concerns (including post-concussion seizures) after suffering at least 10 concussions during his career.

The big question ... will Bryan's issues lead to a sweeping changes in pro wrestling to protect the entertainers?

Stone Cold doesn't think so.

Well, Floyd Mayweather's definitely eating like he's not coming back ...

The boxing legend pigged out like a maniac during a stop at Archie's Burgers and Shakes in Manchester, England yesterday ... stuffing himself with unhealthy deliciousness.

There are reports Mayweather is interested in bringing the restaurant chain to the US -- possibly opening one in Las Vegas.

And get this ... they've even got a dessert named after his pal Justin Bieber.

Who's hungry?