Nate Diaz is claiming self-defense after an altercation with a Logan Paul look-a-like landed him in sizzling water with the New Orleans Police Division.
The previous UFC star was on the town on Friday evening for the DAZN Misfits 006 boxing occasion on the XULA Convocation Centre. A number of video clips emerged on-line all through the night, the primary displaying Diaz chucking a water bottle at actuality TV star Chase DeMoor contained in the venue. The incident incited a short scuffle that was rapidly contained. Nevertheless, as soon as outdoors, all hell broke unfastened with DeMoor partaking in a avenue struggle with a number of males believed to be a part of Nate Diaz’s entourage.
In a clip that has since gone viral, the Stockton Samurai will be seen choking out Rodney Petersen, a YouTube character recognized greatest for being a Logan Paul doppelganger, in the course of the Bourbon Avenue brawl.
Representatives of Nate Diaz Reply to the Costs Levied In opposition to Him
On Monday, New Orleans PD spokesperson Karen Boudrie confirmed {that a} warrant had been issued for Nate Diaz. Formally charged with second-degree battery, the Final Fighter alumnus faces as much as eight years in jail if convicted and/or a $2,000 high-quality. Zach Rosenfield, a consultant for Diaz, revealed in an announcement despatched to MMA Fighting that an legal professional on behalf of the Stockton native has been involved with the police division noting that they intend to cooperate with the investigation whereas additionally claiming that their consumer acted in self-defense.
“Nate’s legal professional Walter Becker can verify that Nate has acquired phrase of the arrest warrant and Becker has been involved with courtroom authorities in New Orleans,” Diaz’s consultant Zach Rosenfield stated in an announcement.
“Nate’s legal professional appears ahead to presenting all the info about this incident to the District Legal professional which clearly show {that a} educated fighter named Rodney Petersen aggressively pursued Nate with the intention of partaking him and as soon as doing so, Nate acted fully in self-defense. No additional remark will likely be made presently.”
Rodney Peterson, the person Nate Diaz rendered unconscious, later posted a video on social media, giving viewers a have a look at the blood-soaked mass of hair on the again of his head after violently hitting the bottom in the course of the altercation.
