Posted: December 11, 2024 12:05.
Last updated: December 11, 2024, 12:38 pm.
Former UFC fighter Nate Diaz has been charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly punching a security guard in Las Vegas this summer, according to court documents obtained by TMZ Sports, the entertainment outlet’s athletics division.
This video allegedly shows Nate Diaz punching a security guard at Omnia nightclub in August 2024 (Image: X/@SouthlandPost)
TMZ reports that the incident occurred on August 25th at Caesars Palace in suburban Omnia, where Diaz, 39, and several friends were standing in the checkout line. When a nightclub bouncer approached him to ask about the problem, Diaz shoved his open right hand back into the bouncer’s face, knocking his glasses off his nose.
Nate Diaz. (Image: UFC.com)
The scene of the incident is captured by this video Posted on September 5th by @SouthlandPost on X and has approximately 100,000 views as of this writing.
Diaz and the guard were separated by other guards, according to court documents. By the time police arrived, Diaz had left. A warrant for his arrest was subsequently issued.
According to TMZ Sports, the lawsuit is currently ongoing.
off-duty fight
This wasn’t the first time Diaz applied his mixed martial arts skills to his personal life. In April 2023, the former welterweight headliner choked out Logan Paul lookalike Rodney Peterson in a street fight in New Orleans.
Diaz was charged with second-degree assault by New Orleans police, but the local district attorney decided to drop the case, determining that Diaz acted in “100% self-defense.”
Diaz and his brother, former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz, are beloved by mixed martial arts fans for their brash fighting techniques and anti-authoritarian stance.
Nate Diaz last fought in the UFC in 2022 when he defeated Tony Ferguson in Las Vegas. Since then, he has worked as a boxer, winning a majority decision over Jorge Masvidal but losing a unanimous decision to Jake Paul.
Diaz is being discussed as a possible 2025 challenger to fellow welterweight Conor McGregor, whose last fight in the UFC took place in 2021. McGregor and Diaz’s rivalry in the UFC stands at 1 win and 1 loss.
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