Nate Diaz Charged With Battery Over Alleged Combat With Vegas Nightclub Guard
Former UFC star Nate Diaz has been charged with battery … after he was accused of placing a Las Vegas nightclub worker within the face throughout an altercation earlier this 12 months.
In accordance with courtroom paperwork, obtained by TMZ Sports activities, the alleged incident came about again on Aug. 25 — simply after midnight — whereas Diaz and a few of his acquaintances had been attempting to get into the Omnia at Caesars Palace.
Cops say within the docs witnesses advised them that Diaz and his crew had been holding up the cashier line … and when an Omnia guard got here to attempt to see if there was a problem — Diaz received bodily with him.
The docs state Diaz pushed the membership official … and after the person shoved again, Diaz hit the man within the face with “an open proper hand.”
The outline of the altercation matches a video of Diaz that circulated in September. In that footage, you may see Diaz and a person get right into a shoving match at what seems to be the doorway of Omnia — earlier than Diaz takes a swipe on the man’s face, knocking glasses off the dude’s nostril.
The docs state the combatants had been ultimately separated by different safety guards … and when officers arrived on the scene, Diaz had left.
Court docket data present an arrest warrant for Diaz was later issued … and a misdemeanor case towards the 39-year-old is now ongoing.
Nate — maybe most well-known for his epic tilts with Conor McGregor years in the past — final fought within the UFC in 2022 … when he beat Tony Ferguson in Vegas. He is stepped into the squared circle for boxing matches towards Jake Paul and Jorge Masvidal within the years since, shedding the scrap to Paul, however successful vs. Masvidal.
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