Nate Diaz reps challenge Arrest Warrant assertion following avenue struggle
Representatives for Nate Diaz issued an announcement from his lawyer to MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday. The assertion addresses latest information that the New Orleans Police Division issued a warrant for Diaz’s arrest.
Why did the New Orleans PD challenge a Nate Diaz arrest warrant?
The warrant stems from an incident that concerned Diaz in a avenue struggle over the weekend. He was in New Orleans to assist his teammate Chris Avil on the Misfits & DAZN: X Sequence 6 boxing occasion. Diaz acquired right into a avenue struggle afterward with a Logan Paul stunt double.
Diaz just lately inked a deal to field Logan Paul’s brother, Jake Paul, at an occasion in August.
Diaz choked out Logan Paul’s stunt double, Rodney Petersen, in a wild avenue struggle after the X Sequence 6 occasion. The incident was caught on video and shortly went viral. Diaz choked Petersen out with a standing guillotine choke and left him unconscious on the street.
What are Nate Diaz’s lawyer and representatives saying concerning the incident?
“Nate’s lawyer Walter Becker can verify that Nate has acquired phrase of the arrest warrant and Becker has been involved with courtroom authorities in New Orleans,” learn an announcement despatched to MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday.
“Nate’s lawyer seems ahead to presenting all the details about this incident to the District Legal professional, which clearly show {that a} skilled fighter named Rodney Petersen aggressively pursued Nate with the intention of partaking him and as soon as doing so, Nate acted solely in self-defense.
“No additional remark shall be made presently.”
Is the Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz struggle nonetheless going to occur?
As of this report, there is no such thing as a indication that the Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz bout has been delayed. After all, we’re at the moment within the midst of this creating scenario, which has many authorized ramifications.
The Paul vs. Diaz 185-pound boxing bout is at the moment set to headline an occasion on Saturday, Aug. 5, at The American Airways Heart in Dallas, Texas.
We’ll hold you up to date on additional developments in Diaz’s authorized case in New Orleans as they unfold, in addition to any potential impacts it might have on the Paul vs. Diaz bout in Dallas.
