According to ESPN, police spokeswoman Karen Boudrie confirmed that the New Orleans Police Department had issued an arrest warrant for former UFC star Nate Diaz on Monday for the crime of second-degree violence.
Boudrie stated that Diaz is currently at large. Last week, after a Misfits boxing night in the city, Diaz got into a fight on Bourbon Street. A video of what seems to be Diaz choking YouTube star Rodney Petersen unconscious during a brawl with several others leaked over the weekend on social media.
After receiving a report of a “large altercation” on the 400 block of Bourbon Street at approximately 2:10 a.m. on Saturday morning, police officers responded. Witnesses reportedly called police about a Caucasian male who appeared unconscious, as Boudrie reported. When he came to, cops saw “bleeding from the back of his head,” as Boudrie put it. A medical team was dispatched to help the man.
A warrant for Nate Diaz’s arrest was issued during the investigation, Boudrie stated. The charges against him said, “He has been charged with second-degree battery.”
Why was Nate Diaz arrested?
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) has issued an arrest warrant for Nate Diaz on charges of second-degree violence. On Friday (April 21), Diaz was in New Orleans to cheer on partner Chris Avila at a Misfits Boxing event when he was recorded seemingly choking out a man in the street.
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MMA Fighting reported on Monday, April 24 that Diaz, 38, had been issued an arrest warrant and charged with second-degree battery. The New Orleans Police Department released a statement to The Independent on Tuesday (April 25) that corroborated the contents of the video purportedly showing the incident involving Diaz. A portion of the release went as follows: “At or around 2:10am on Saturday, April 22- NOPD’s Bourbon Street.” In the 400 block of Bourbon St., officers and supervisors from the Promenade were called to a huge fight scene.
Who is Nate Diaz?
Born on April 16, 1985, Nathan Donald Diaz is a free agent MMA fighter from the United States. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is where Diaz made his name after winning The Ultimate Fighter 5. He fought for the UFC for over 15 years. Diaz has fought in World Extreme Cagefighting, Strikeforce, and Pancrase before signing with the UFC. Diaz has earned a total of 16 bonus payments from the UFC.
Career of Nate Diaz
Diaz fought Robert Limon in a bare knuckle mixed martial arts match on July 20, 2002, when he was just 17 years old, before he began his professional MMA career. It appears from the footage that the battle was his first time competing.
Diaz primarily fought for World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) after making his professional MMA debut there. He challenged then-champion Hermes França for the WEC Lightweight Championship at WEC 24 in 2006, but was submitted in the second round. Before Zuffa, LLC, owner of the UFC at the time, purchased WEC, this was the organization’s final event.
Diaz competed on Team Jens Pulver in the lightweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 5. Diaz won via submission in the preliminary round against Rob Emerson, and he won via submission in the first round against Corey Hill, another member of Team Pulver. Diaz advanced to the championship match, where he met fellow teammate Manvel Gamburyan after submitting Grey Maynard in the semi-finals. Diaz won by submission when Gamburyan dislocated his right shoulder trying a takedown in the second round, forcing him to submit out. Diaz won season 5 of The Ultimate Fighter with this victory.
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