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Aaron Hernandez's gun tattoos -- which he allegedly got to commemorate 2 violent crimes -- can be used against him in his double murder case ... a judge has ruled.

Prosecutors believe the ex-NFL star memorialized two violent incidents, including the 2012 double murder, by getting the weapons he used tatted on his body.

In the murder case, prosecutors believe the killer fired 5 shots from a revolver ... and believe it's no coincidence that Aaron went out and got a tat of a revolver with 5 bullets along with the words, "God Forgives."

Prosecutors also believe another tattoo of a semi-automatic pistol with a single spent shell casing commemorates the time he shot a guy in the face in 2013 with a semi-automatic pistol.

Aaron's lawyers argued that the tats should NOT be admissible -- claiming it was "rank speculation."

But the judge ruled there's too much of a connection to ignore -- and will allow prosecutors to present them as evidence in court.

Hernandez is accused of killing two people in a drive-by shooting after they accidentally bumped into him inside a Boston nightclub. He's already serving a life sentence for killing another man in 2013.

Great news for Nick Diaz ... and other jocks who love weed -- the Nevada Athletic Commission is FINALLY considering removing marijuana as a banned substance ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Now that Nevada has legalized pot, the N.A.C. has plans to discuss the removal of cannabinoids from the Prohibited Substances list which affect all athletes who compete in the Silver State.

The N.A.C. is scheduled to discuss the matter on Friday -- and our sources tell us it's looking good for the pro-weed movement.

If the weed ban is overturned, we're told it would take at least 3 months before it goes into effect -- so, don't pick up the bong just yet.

10:48 AM PT -- TMZ has learned Mike Vitar has been placed on an unpaid 6 month suspension from the Fire Dept.

'Sandlot' star Mike Vitar won't be doing hard time for the near-fatal Halloween attack on a college grad student.

Vitar, now a firefighter, took a deal ... pleading no contest to misdemeanor battery. He and 2 other firefighters involved were initially facing 4 years in prison for felony assault.

Vitar will have to complete 90 days of community service and take weekly anger management classes for a year. He also has to pay a $2,000 fine and TBD amount of restitution to the victim ... which will be determined in a hearing next month.

The victim was beaten so badly his pulse stopped and the same firefighters who attacked him had to revive him.

One of the firefighters is still fighting the charges.

Ex-NBA player Orien Greene -- a 2005 2nd round pick -- was arrested in Florida on Monday morning after officials say he snuck into 2 homes and rubbed a sleeping woman's butt.

Yeah ... creepy.

According to the police report obtained by TMZ Sports, the 34-year-old ex-Boston Celtics player entered the first home early in the morning and went to the master bedroom where he encountered a 56-year-old woman lying in bed.

Greene then left without further incident and went to a 2nd home across the street ... where he allegedly went to the bedroom and saw a 40-year-old woman sleeping in bed.

Greene allegedly kissed the sleeping woman on the neck and "rubbed her butt."

The woman woke up and started yelling ... Greene allegedly booked it and went to his girlfriend's house (which is in the same neighborhood).

Conor McGregor isn't the only member of his family with a solid physique ...

The UFC superstar's sister, Aoife, is showing off her hot Irish bod on her honeymoon in the Maldives ... rockin' a tiny thong bikini bottom.

Aoife got married on New Year's Eve ... and Conor danced his face off at the reception.

You win? You dance.

Those are the rules.

Check out the footage of Deshaun Watson, Mike Williams, Ray-Ray McCloud ... and even the placekicker ... TURNIN' UP on the field after their 35-31 victory over Alabama.

At one point, d-lineman Christian Wilkins ripped off his top and busted out some sweet fat guy dance moves!

Get it ... you earned it.

ALL HAIL THE CHAMP!!!

Dabo Swinney got one helluva welcome at the Clemson team hotel after his big win over Bama Monday night ... hundreds of people (still fired up from the game) waiting to greet the head coach.

The video is awesome ... there's chanting, there are tears, there's a sea of Clemson orange as far as the eye can see.

2015 Heisman winner Derrick Henry made a cameo at the National Championship game Monday night ... but that hair, tho.

Chris Brown and Soulja Boy are gearing up for a bloodbath in the ring, but for various reasons they can't pull it off in the U.S. ... so we've learned they're planning to fight it out in Dubai.

Sources connected with both Chris and Soulja tell TMZ they genuinely dislike each other and each wants to beat the crap out of the other, but what they want more than anything is a huge paycheck by running the fight on Pay-Per-View.

The initial plan was for a Vegas fight, but we've learned there are several rules and regs that would make such a fight impossible there, not the least of which is a mandatory drug test for amateur fights ... which both Chris and Soulja know they would never pass.

We're told their plan is to take the fight overseas -- first choice Dubai -- and they believe the Pay-Per-View audience would rake in untold millions of dollars.

Lamar Odom says he's still intent on returning to the NBA ... but on the sidelines ... telling TMZ Sports he's reached out to Lakers coach Luke Walton about a spot on the staff.

Odom's been intent on getting back in the league, saying at Kobe's farewell game that he fully expected to one day be back on an NBA roster.

It's seems he's changed his focus ... because when we got him out in L.A. on Monday he told our camera guy his return will still happen ... but as a coach.

Odom says he's serious and has already spoken with Luke about his future with the franchise.

If you think it's impossible, you're dead wrong ... Odom's still one of the most well-liked players in Lakers history ... and was lauded for his IQ on the court during his playing days.

Ex-Alabama star Blake Sims is stoked for his second shot at an NFL career ... and says he'll do whatever it takes to help the Tampa Bay Bucs win a Super Bowl ... even if it means tending water.

Sims was a stud at Bama ... not only did he win a National Championship (when he was a running back) in '12 ... but switched to QB and led the Tide to the College Football Playoffs in '14.

Basically, he's a stud athlete.

The 25-year-old was undrafted out of college ... but he's fought his way into an off-season contract with the Tampa Bay Bucs (at running back) and says he's dead set on making the squad.

Check out the clip ... Sims also tells us why he believes his Alma Mater will crush Clemson Monday night.

"I figured out that Odell Beckham and Victoria Beckham literally could have switched lives yesterday and nobody woulda noticed." -- Artie Lange

Artie is a HUUUGE Giants fan -- in fact, he bet (and lost) $30,000 on the game Sunday -- and feels he earned the right to go off on Odell after he came up butterfingers against the Packers.

Lange -- who's on the new HBO show, "Crashing" -- also feels Victoria Beckham coulda made at least ONE of those passes.

Mike Tyson is using the majesty of song to describe his hatred for Soulja Boy ... and it's hilarious.

Iron Mike hit the recording booth with producer Damon Elliott and belted out a verse for the new track, "If You Show Up" ... which obviously takes aim at Soulja.

As we previously reported, Mike's coaching Chris Brown for their big celeb boxing match ... and in the song, Mike says bluntly, "I'm gonna teach him how to knock your ass out."

We're told Chris is planning on doing a verse this week and a music video is in the works -- which will be released on Mike's YouTube page.

Ronda Rousey is back on the grid ... kind of ... posting a quote on social media about bouncing back after hitting "rock bottom."

The UFC legend put up a J.K. Rowling quote that reads, "And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life."

Rowling famously delivered the quote during a 2008 speech at Harvard while talking about how she wrote 'Harry Potter' while she was broke, jobless and recently divorced.

Rousey said she was a broken woman after the Holly Holm fight. She appeared to take the Amanda Nunes loss equally hard ... essentially going into hiding after UFC 207 to ponder her future.

Charles Oakley straight -up OPEN HAND SLAPPED Charles Barkley in the face during a 1999 off-the-court encounter ... so says ex-NBA champ Chucky Brown.

In fact, Chucky says he watched the entire thing ... and says Barkley got punked hard.

Chucky gave the blow-by-blow on the "Jerseys & Dress Shirts" podcast with MJ and Dale "The Lawyer" ... explaining how it unfolded in a hallway before an NBA player's union meeting.

In case you didn't know ... Oakley and Barkley had bad blood for years. They famously fought on the court in a pre-season game in 1996.

Brown says Barkley refuses to acknowledge the incident. We're reaching out to his reps anyway.

The entire interview airs January 13.

Here's Rob Gronkowski being totally supportive as his 300-pound BFF does something he has no damn business doing ... RIDING A LIVE DESTRUCTIVE BULL.

It went down at the PBR Monster Energy Buck Off in NYC this weekend when Gronk's best buddy, contractor and chauffeur "Bobby Goons," got on the back of a 1,200 pound bull named "Lieutenant Dan."

What followed was what we're sure was the worst 1 second of Goons' life ... getting bucked off the animal and landing HARD on the unforgiving earth.

As for Gronk ... he immediately (and insanely) lobbied for his buddy to DO IT AGAIN ... saying their goal was to beat Chad Ochocinco's time when he rode a bull last year ... but the bull brass refused.

Check out Chad's ride below ... and for once be glad you're not Gronk's friend.