TMZ has learned the Austin Police Department has viewed the tape of the bloody street brawl involving ex-UFC star Roger Huerta ... and have opened an investigation into the incident.
We're told cops are interested in interviewing everybody who was present during the Saturday morning brawl -- including Huerta and the man he knocked out.
Law enforcement sources tell us so far cops have not identified the man Huerta knocked out -- or the woman who THAT guy attacked ... but officials are working on it.
As we previously reported, Huerta claims he only launched his attack AFTER the other guy threw a punch at him ... and all of that came after the unknown man socked a woman in the back of the head.
UPDATE: Roger will not be punished by the fighting league he is currently contracted with -- Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney tells TMZ, "Roger is in no danger at all of being removed from Bellator based on this situation."
TMZ just spoke with Roger Huerta -- the former UFCfighter involved in a bloody street fight in Texas this weekend -- who tells us he only got violent ... after the other guy swung at him.
In a phone conversation just moments ago, Huerta told us he tried to remain calm early Saturday morning when he watched some random "huge guy" punch a girl in the head in the middle of the street ... explaining, “I just don’t think that it's right to hit a woman. Period.”
Huerta tells us, "I approached the man calmly and said, “Do you know what you just did? You just knocked out this girl."
But Huerta claims the other guy responded, "F*ck you, f*ck these bitches, I'll knock out any f*ckin' bitch that I wanna f*ckin' knock out, I’ll knock your f*cking bitch ass out.”
Huerta added, "... and as he's saying this, he's taking off his shirt ... and at that point I was like, alright.'"
Huerta insists that he didn't throw the first punch -- and only reacted when the other guy "started swinging at me" ... and we all know what happened next.
"I got the better of him and I left," Huerta said.
The 27-year-old explained, "If that was my mom, if that was my sister, my spouse, anyone … I would’ve wanted someone to step in and do something about it.”
Gary Coleman's ex-wife Shannon Price is upset that Gary's estate is trying to sell the house they lived in together -- and according to Price's rep, they'll "do everything possible to fight this in court."
As we first reported, Robert Jeffs -- the Special Administrator of Gary's estate -- filed a motion yesterday asking a judge to allow him to sell Gary's Utah home and an adjacent lot for $324,000.
That's not sitting well with Price's rep, Sheilia Erickson, who tells TMZ that 24 hours before Gary died, he told her he "wanted [Shannon] to be taken care of" and that "everything goes to her."
Erickson says, "Gary would want Shannon in that house. It was their house together."
Shannon did live in the house with Gary, but the estate kicked her out in June. She is not named in Gary's currently recognized will.
David Arquette would like to thank the little people -- and not just because he's going to be working with them on his new $25 million dollar project.
David just inked a huge deal to bring Las Vegas showman Jeff Beacher's baby -- "Beacher's Madhouse" -- to the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, and yes ... oompa loompas are included.
At a meeting with Jeff in Malibu, David told us the business deal is cool, but what he's really amped about is getting his own little person impersonator in the "Madhouse."
And now that they're in Hollywood -- David said they were even considering a mini-Harvey Levin for the show. Sorry, Dave -- we already have one of those in our show.
Newlyweds Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz, along with buddy Queen Latifah, were spotted sunning themselves on a yacht in France -- where Alicia showed off her growing baby belly!
TMZ has learned yesterday's five-hour deposition of Oksana Grigorieva focused on money -- specifically where it's coming from.
Sources tell us the entire deposition revolved around Oksana's finances and her income sources. We're told a good chunk of the depo honed in on the Mel Gibson tapes and whether Oksana sold them directly or indirectly.
According to our sources there was no smoking gun.
We're told Oksana was also grilled about what she's been spending money on -- and how she's getting the money to pay for it.
Los Angeles Lakers superstarRon Artestcrashed the board in the TMZ newsroom this morning ... and took over Harvey's hosting duties for tonight's TMZ on TV ... and he did it in TWO languages!
Ron takes on everything from Schwarzenegger to hot dog eating ... to Paris Hilton.
Dude also reveals a few things about himself that you're not gonna wanna miss!!
We took your questions on everything -- including Takeru Kobayashi getting wiener victory in court, Rudy Giuliani's daughter getting caught shoplifting, and Gary Coleman's ex-wife desperately wanting to keep their house.
Plus: Ex-UFC fighter Roger Huerta gives details about his street fight.
Competitive hot dog eating champion Takeru Kobayashi just scored a foot-long victory in court -- because his trespassing case was just "basically dismissed" by a judge in Brooklyn.
Takeru was in court moments ago to face charges of resisting arrest, trespassing and obstructing governmental administration -- after he bum-rushed the stage at this year's Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Luckily for the elastic stomached hot dog demolisher, the sweet taste of justice crossed his lips today, after his lawyer says the judge decided to "basically dismiss" the case.
Outside of court, Kobayashi -- through translator -- said he had "no regrets at all."
After getting into an on-set bicycle accident which left him with 31 stitches this weekend, "Inception" star Joseph Gordon-Levitt showed off his bandaged arm in NYC on Wednesday.
Comedian Hal Sparks -- who starred on "Queer As Folk" -- may have literally breathed life back into a complete stranger last night ... by performing CPR on a man who collapsed at LAX airport.
According to a person on scene, a man between the age of 60 and 70 toppled over in the Delta terminal at around 11 PM last night.
We're told Hal rushed to the man's aid and began performing mouth-to-mouth, while a woman performed chest compressions. Medical aid showed up shortly after and the man was taken away.
Hal Tweeted after the incident, saying, "Just did CPR for the 3rd time in my life. What a night ... When they took him away he was breathing on his own ... Hope he makes it."
Hal later added, "Everybody NEEDS to take a CPR class. Out of 200 people only 2 of us new [sic] CPR ... okay enough preaching ... I need a nap."
In the '60s and '70s, Robert Conrad became famous for playing tough guys in TV shows like "Hawaiian Eye," "The Wild Wild West" and "Black Sheep Squadron" and for his Eveready battery commercials. Guess what he looks like now!
UPDATE: Roger will not be punished by the fighting league he is currently contracted with -- Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney tells TMZ, "Roger is in no danger at all of being removed from Bellator based on this situation."
