Flavor Flav was on the receiving end of a brutal beatdown in Vegas ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the attack happened Tuesday at the South Point Casino. Flav told cops the suspect, Ugandi Howard, accused him of somehow disrespecting his mother, and then started swinging. Flav says Howard punched him in the face, and kicked him while he was on the ground.
Flav told cops he only went down because he pulled a groin muscle.
Flavor Flav Attacked in Las Vegas Casino | TMZ.com