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Ronda Rousey won't be ringside for McGregor vs. Mayweather ... 'CAUSE SHE'LL BE GETTING MARRIED!

Dana White revealed that Ronda will be tying the knot with longtime boyfriend Travis Browne on Saturday. The two got engaged back in April.

White told Rich Eisen he was invited to the wedding but obviously won't be able to attend. Ronda previously announced on "Kelly and Ryan" that the wedding will go down in Hawaii.

As for Ronda's career, Dana says she hasn't retired -- but says she's in a great place and super happy.

Floyd Mayweather says Justin Bieber turning traitor on him is the last thing on his mind on the eve of THE fight ... but he's still throwing jabs at his former BFF.

Floyd sat down with 'Hollywood Unlocked' and talked about the video TMZ posted of Justin -- saying he didn't think Floyd would KO Conor McGregor. The champ tried like hell to keep it above belt, but his disdain came spilling out when he dismissed Bieber as a "pop star."

As we reported, Floyd was screaming mad about JB's words and his IG unfollowing. He might cool down eventually.

But not yet.

Floyd Mayweather is already spending his new fortune -- dropping millions on a brand new red Bugatti, TMZ Sports has learned.

We spoke with Floyd's car guy, Obi Okeke -- aka Doctor Bugatti -- who tells us Floyd hit him up 2 days ago to purchase a "triple red" 2012 Bugatti Grand Sport Convertible.

Obi says the car is "one of one" -- and costs $3.3 MILLION!!

We're told Floyd wanted the car to make a splash on his way to the weigh in for the McGregor fight Friday afternoon.

Floyd's expecting to make around $300 MIL for the fight ... so, what's a couple mil on a new whip, right?

Another big signing for Master P ... who just locked up Metta World Peace to join his new co-ed basketball league, TMZ Sports has learned.

Peace will join the New Orleans Gators of the new Global Mixed Gender Basketball League -- and will play in his first game on Sept. 23rd in Las Vegas.

A rep for the Gators tells TMZ Sports, "It was a no-brainer inking the deal with Metta World Peace. He’s in super shape and he’s well able to help any NBA team."

"He will be a huge factor in our league, he’s tough, competitive and plays excellent defense."

Peace was just in the NBA last season as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.

As we previously reported, ex-college basketball sensations, the Gonzalez Twins, have also joined the league.

Master P is the president of the league -- and has previously told us he's gunning to sign LaVar Ball.

The Yankees vs Tigers brawl was so crazy ... there hasn't been anything like it in over 50 YEARS -- so says Larry King, who's a HUGE baseball fan.

Larry's seen A LOT of MLB in his day ... and the 83-year-old told TMZ Sports he hasn't witnessed that kind of batter-on-catcher violence since he was a young stud.

King compared it to a game where a "famous Dodger batter once hit a catcher over the head with his bat" ... but we're pretty sure he meant the 1965 classic where Dodgers catcher John Roseboro took a bat to the dome courtesy of Giants superstar Juan Marichal.

Larry pulled another gem out of the archives for us -- a Cubs vs. Dodgers brawl during BP. We did some digging ... and that one happened waaay back in '46.

But enough with the old school ... Larry got his son, Chance -- a White Sox prospect -- to weigh in on who started Thursday's base-brawl ... and the kid brought the heat!

Tyron Woodley ain't convinced Jon Jones took steroids ... but if he did and has to sit out 4 YEARS, Tyron says Jon would still come back and DOMINATE.

That's right -- Woodley told us Jones is such a boss, he could reclaim his belt even if he's benched through his prime.

"Jon Jones is the only fighter on the roster that it wouldn't be over for him. He's 3 or 4 years ahead of the curb right now, for the (205 pound) division."

"After Daniel Cormier, tell me one fighter who's gonna compete with Jon Jones."

FYI, Dana White estimates Jones will get suspended for his test failure ... but JJ could serve less time (or no time) based on how his appeal goes.

Jim Brown says he WANTS to support Colin Kaepernick's cause -- but admits he would NEVER disrespect the national anthem by taking a knee during a game.

Brown opened up about Kaep to The Post Game ... saying, "I want to be in his corner, and I do think, 'God bless him' -- but noting, "Colin has to make up his mind whether he's truly an activist or he's a football player."

"Football is commercial. You have owners. You have fans. And you want to honor that if you're making that kind of money."

"I can't be two things at once that contradict each other. If I sign for money, then the people I sign with, they have rules and regulations."

As for the protest, Brown says ... "I'm going to give you the real deal: I'm an American. I don't desecrate my flag and my national anthem."

"I'm not gonna do anything against the flag and national anthem. I'm going to work within those situations. But this is my country, and I'll work out the problems, but I'll do it in an intelligent manner."

Conor McGregor whispered some words of psychological warfare to Floyd Mayweather during their final face off on Wednesday ... and now we know exactly what he said.

Take a look ... Conor leans in and takes a few quiet, private shots at Floyd.

Floyd responds, "You're a comedian."

Despite the trash talk -- the two men exchange final pleasantries ... quietly wishing each other good luck.

And get this ... the UFC has released new footage from Conor's sparring sessions with Paulie Malignaggi showing the Irish superstar putting a beating on the former champ.

Paulie is now saying he was spying for Floyd the entire time. Hard to spy from the canvas though.

Floyd Mayweather just stepped up the mind games big-time with Conor McGregor -- claiming he and Paulie Malignaggi plotted to have Paulie spy on Conor's camp from the beginning!

"Paulie has always been my friend," Mayweather told FightHype.com ... as Paulie paid a friendly visit to Floyd's Vegas boxing gym. That's when he revealed the spy plot ...

"My friend called me and said, ‘Floyd, do you want me to go to (Conor’s) camp?’ I said, ‘Abso-f*ckin’-lutely.' ... Paulie, thank you for going over there like I asked you to do."

As Floyd talks, Paulie repeatedly says "suckas" -- a shot at McGregor ... and maybe the public for being duped.

Remember ... Paulie was brought into Conor's camp to be a sparring partner -- but bounced after training footage he said made him look bad got released.

Now ... Floyd's saying Paulie's been in his corner all along -- and that his boy is gonna tell him all about Conor's game plan.

“Me and Paulie gonna stay at the house and talk about strategy, we gonna talk about EVERYTHING."

Is he joking? Maybe. Maybe not.

Colin Kaepernick has another powerful ally ... Dave Chappelle.

In fact, the comedian wore a shirt supporting the embattled QB on the way into his big stand-up show Thursday night at Radio City Music Hall in NYC.

The shirts were being given out by the NAACP at the Kaepernick rally in front of NFL headquarters on Wednesday ... unclear if Chappelle was there or got a shirt after the fact.

Chappelle wore a different shirt onstage for the performance -- but made sure people saw it on the way inside.

Michael Rapaport has a message for Conor McGregor -- Floyd Mayweather's gonna kick your ass all the way back to Ireland!!!

Rap was sitting front and center at Floyd's training session at his Vegas boxing gym on Thursday night -- where he says it became crystal clear McGregor has no shot on Saturday.

He also blasted Conor for being an obnoxious, style-jacking, culture appropriating poser.

Rapaport also says he saw Demi Lovato at the training session -- and was upset because she didn't look super pumped to be there.

"Why are you here Demi Lovato?! I don't know why you're at the gym. You should be excited that you're at the gym, 'cause that's greatness you're watching, 49-0."

Bodybuilding sensation Rich Piana has died ... nearly 3 weeks after going into a coma following a medical emergency at his Florida apartment, TMZ Sports has learned.

We broke the story ... Piana collapsed while getting a haircut on August 7. His girlfriend, Chanel, tried to revive him but was unable to wake him.

Piana was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was placed into a medically induced coma -- but was unable to recover.

The District Six Medical Examiner in Florida confirms Piana passed away early Friday morning at the hospital.

A preliminary search at his apartment revealed more than 20 bottles of steroids and a white powder -- but it's unclear if the substances played a role in his death.

46-year-old Piana competed and won several bodybuilding competitions over the years -- including Mr. California -- and became an Instagram sensation, racking up more than 1 million followers.

R.I.P.

Mayweather/McGregor celeb fans are gonna be screwed out of prime Strip parking if they swoop in last minute ... because Vegas doesn't want the private jet s**t show that went down for Mayweather's last fight of the century.

You'll recall the famous pics of McCarran International Airport tarmacs choked with PJs in 2015 for Mayweather/Pacquiao. That traffic jam taught 'em a lesson. Airport sources tell TMZ, McCarran's implemented a reservation system.

The bad news for latecomers ... the lot's just about full. We're told McCarran is capping the number of birds allowed to park this weekend. Last minute arrivals will still be allowed to land, but will have to bolt after dropping off celebs.

That means anyone looking to flee at a moment's notice will be screwed. Ya can't call 'em to fuel up the jet, if the jet ain't even there. There is a plan B ... reserve parking at one of 2 nearby municipal airports.

Of course, they'd lose the joy of taxiing a G5 past Southwest jets packed with normies, and also would NOT be Strip adjacent -- but even filthy rich beggars can't be choosers.

Tyson Beckford says he's got more pull in Vegas this weekend than Conor McGregor or Floyd Mayweather ... if you don't have balls, anyway.

Tyson's been performing in the Las Vegas Chippendales' show for months and says while men can't wait to see the big fight Saturday, he thinks women would rather take in some shirtless, muscular dudes who aren't bleeding, bruised and talking way too much.

As for who Tyson's putting his money on in the fight ... he says it's the guy with the better muscles.

George Foreman is changing course on Colin Kaepernick -- saying there's NOTHING wrong with his decision to protest and even hailing him as a "great football player" who belongs in the NFL.

Foreman appeared on "TMZ Live" on Thursday and addressed previous comments in which he seemed to question Kaep's patriotism and suggested his protest was misguided.

"There's nothing wrong with a guy voicing his opinion," Foreman told TMZ Live ... "When you're young you gotta have an opinion. What's the use of being young if you can’t protest?"

Foreman then went to bat for Colin ... "This guy’s a great football player. I can’t see why he doesn’t have a job. He’s that good."

Dana White says he REALLY hopes Jon Jones' positive drug test is a mistake and he'll be exonerated by the B sample ... but he says that's "highly unlikely."

White appeared on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs weeknights on FS1) and said he still hasn't personally spoken with Jones since he learned the UFC superstar tested positive for steroids.

White said he was disappointed in Jones -- since the guy is so insanely gifted, he doesn't need banned substances to dominate in the UFC.

"He doesn't need it!!!! He doesn't need to do that! He's that talented and that gifted that he doesn't need drugs."