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Miesha Tate says the Ronda Rousey farewell fighting tour might be pretty short ... like, one fight short ... telling TMZ Sports Rousey will retire immediately if she loses to Amanda Nunes at 207.

Little backstory ... Tate and Rousey hate each other ... and pretty much always have.

So, when we got Miesha out in L.A. we wanted to know how she felt about the news Ronda's career is winding down ... did she shed a tear, or pop some champagne when she heard?

Apparently she did neither ... and that's because she saw the whole thing coming. In fact, Tate says if Ronda loses her next fight, she'll quit right there.

There's obviously no love lost between the two ladies ... but still, if you've heard Ronda talk lately you kinda get the feeling Tate is onto something here.

Tennis star James Blake is PROUD of his alma mater Harvard for taking swift action against the men's soccer team -- saying he's glad the school didn't go the Penn State route and try to cover it up.

Harvard's Dean cancelled the rest of the season after it was revealed players had compiled sexual "scouting reports" on incoming female soccer recruits -- complete with bang-ability ratings.

But Blake -- who attended Harvard in the early 2000s -- says the University had a choice on how they wanted to handle it ... and made the right decision by "outing themselves."

LeBron James' wardrobe choice for Game 7 of the World Series was a dream come true for a small clothing company ... 'cause orders have been through the roof since the King rocked their merch.

TMZ Sports spoke with Quincy Moore, founder of Knowlita ... who was shocked to see LBJ and his wife, Savannah, sporting his gear during one of the biggest sporting events ever.

"We had no idea," Moore says. "My phone started blowing up in the first inning."

"We weren't ready for something like this to happen, so we reacted as quickly as we could."

The shirt was only available through Saks Fifth Avenue at the time, so Moore rushed the shirts to his website and sold hundreds within an hour ... with over 5,000 hits to his site.

Moore says demand's so high 'cause of LBJ ... he's currently looking to hire more employees.

LeBron James: job creator, economy stimulator.

The Chicago Cubs victory parade is officially BANANAS!

Cubbies faithfuls are pulling this stunt, the trust fall, all over Chi-town -- climbing up utility poles, statues ... whatever gets 'em high enough, and hurling themselves into the crowd.

See what happens when your team doesn't win a World Series in 108 years?

Here's super cool video of the Pittsburgh Steelers joining in the latest Internet craze ... the "Mannequin Challenge."

It's basically a bunch of guys standing still in a fixed poses ... which doesn't sound all that impressive admittedly ... but when you see it in action ... it's insanely dope.

They pulled it off in the locker room with big names in on the action like Antonio Brown completely motionless talking to reporters ... and James Harrison not moving a muscle but still showing how strong he is.

Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon didn't just rip up a parking ticket -- he threw it at the campus parking attendant's face ... this according to the police report obtained by TMZ Sports.

In other words ... assault with a paper weapon?

Mixon -- one of the top running backs in the country -- already admitted to the Nov. 1st incident on the OU campus and said he regretted tearing up the parking ticket in front of the attendant.

But according to the police report filed with the University of Oklahoma PD -- the accuser told cops Mixon "threw a torn up parking citation, which allegedly struck the victim in the face."

The university suspended Mixon for 1 game over the incident.

Call him the Peacemaker -- because Kenny Smith says HE was the reason Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley finally reunited last month ... years after their famous friendship fell apart.

Remember, Barkley had said publicly that MJ stopped talking to him years ago after he criticized the NBA legend for doing a bad job as the chairman of the Hornets.

But last month -- they came together for a photo (with Kenny Smith) and now Smith is telling us how it all went down.

Bottom line -- it doesn't seem the feud is as bad as it seemed ... but they're not exactly BFFs anymore either.

They've done the champagne and the beer ... but now the Chicago Cubs are getting hooked up with some fancy scotch -- courtesy of Dexter Fowler.

The Cubs outfielder is gifting 108 bottles of Johnnie Walker Blue Label to his coaches, teammates and front office people ... so says a rep for the scotch.

We're told Fowler got Cubs manager Joe Maddon TWO bottles at the beginning of the season -- the first engraved with the words "Embrace the Target" and the other left blank.

Now, we're told Maddon's 2nd bottle has been engraved with a special World Series message that reads, "108 Years Later. Fly the W. 2016."

In fact, Fowler had all 108 bottles engraved with that same message.

"I decided to give everyone a special gift to thank them for their unwavering support and commitment to our success: engraved bottles of Johnnie Walker Blue Label," Fowler said.

"I figured 108 bottles was the right number and I’m honored to give them to my teammates, brothers, coaches, front office and everyone involved to mark this amazing achievement."

Drink up.

It's been stuck in your head since Chicago won the World Series earlier this week ... but this is probably the best rendition of the classic "Go Cubs Go" victory jam you'll ever see.

The cast of the crazy popular "Hamilton" musical in Chicago paid tribute to the champs Thursday night, singing the corny yet super catchy tune to honor the Cubbies.

The vid is amazing ... and the cast even waves the 'W' flag onstage.

Manny Pacquiao rolls deep -- and tells TMZ Sports he bought more than 2,000 TICKETS for his friends and family to attend his fight against Jessie Vargas this weekend ... spending over $1 MILLION!!!!

BTW, he's being serious.

The fight goes down on Saturday night in Vegas -- and it's clear Manny wants to be surrounded by his famously gargantuan posse.

Ex-NFL defensive stud Shaun Phillips says the NFL is giving out the wrong drugs -- saying the league should be handing out marijuana to players ... and just saying NO to prescription pills.

Phillips played 11 seasons in the league -- killing QBs for the Chargers and Broncos -- and says he got free Rx pills during his career to manage pain ... while being threatened with a suspension if he touched pot.

"It should be the other way around," Phillips says ... "You should get suspended for using opiates and be able to smoke marijuana."

Phillips says he respects the league and its decision -- but clearly wants change.

Strip away the superteam. Kevin Durant would still DOMINATE Russell Westbrook if they took it to the park ... that's according to Tracy McGrady.

In the wake of Thursday night's Warrior-led ass-kicking, McGrady told TMZ Sports it would be even worse if the two ex-teammates went mano-a-mano.

"Come on. Is that even fair? Durant's 7-foot bro!"

Reggie Bush is living in a world of uncertainty, because a woman claims he's the father of her unborn baby ... sources tell TMZ Sports.

The woman -- Monique -- is a nightclub waitress who lives in Miami. Our sources say early on in her pregnancy, she contacted Reggie and there were discussions about terminating the pregnancy in return for a large payment. We're told ultimately the discussions went nowhere.

Our sources say Monique, who is now 6 months pregnant, hired Florida attorney Marwan Porter, but this time around it's about child support.

We're told there has NOT been a DNA test, but Reggie will own up to his obligations if the tests show he's the father.

As for Reggie, there appeared to be issues back in August, around the time Monique first contacted him, because he left Buffalo Bills training camp to fly to California to work things out with his wife, Lilit, with whom he has 2 kids.

A rep for Reggie tells TMZ, "He's aware of the rumors and remains happily married."

Khloe Kardashian gets a kick out of visiting Cleveland -- where the local bumpkins hardly recognize her and she can FINALLY get a breather from being the enormous star she is.

Khloe went on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Thursday and trashed the 216 with a pseudo-compliment that was actually more of a f*** you, completely dissing Target shoppers in her comment.

Looks like dating Tristan Thompson might be the best thing that ever happened for Princess Khloe ... believe it.

Detroit Lions tight end Eric Ebron found a pretty cool way to honor his grandfather -- custom cleats saluting his incredible military service.

Ebron's grandfather was U.S. Marine Corps SSGT Oling R. Jackson -- who served in 3 major wars ... WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Jackson passed away in 2003.

But Ebron wants to make sure his memory lives on -- so he hit up DeJesus Custom Footwear who whipped up a special pair of cleats for Eric to wear this weekend.

What do Cubs fans -- ecstatic their team broke through for its first World Series win in over 100 years -- have in common with dejected Indians fans questioning their own existence?

Desiigner CAN PUMP BOTH OF YOU UP!!!

We got the super-hyperactive, always-jammed-up-through-the-roof hip-hop star at LAX and asked him if he could deliver a little of his signature inspiration to both cities.

Check out the clip -- he turns up for the winners ... he turns up for the losers ... Desiigner turns up for EVERYONE in this video.