VIDEO: New Orleans Police Charge Former UFC Fighter Nate Diaz with 2nd-Degree Battery, Issue Warrant

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - JUNE 12: Nate Diaz taunts Leon Edwards of Jamaica in their welterweigh
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The New Orleans Police Department has charged UFC legend Nate Diaz with second-degree battery and issued a warrant for his arrest, following a fight that took place over the weekend.

In a statement to MMA Fighting, NOPD spokesperson Karen A. Boudrie confirmed the charges.

“There has been an arrest warrant issued — he is not in custody,” Boudrie said.

The charges stem from a bar fight that spilled out into the street over the weekend in which Diaz allegedly choked out Logan Paul lookalike Rodney Peterson.

According to MMA Fighting:

Boudrie said Bourbon Street police were called to break up a large fight. One officer can be seen in the video trying to deescalate the brawl spilling out of the bar but missed a blond-haired man — identified as Peterson — falling back unconscious to the concrete.

Second-degree battery is a felony in Louisiana that is punishable by up to eight years in prison “with or without hard labor,” a $2,000 fine or both.

The street brawl followed another altercation at the arena for the influencer boxing event when Diaz threw a water bottle at Chase DeMoor, sparking a melee where security intervened.

Diaz has an upcoming boxing match against Jake Paul (the real one) scheduled for August.

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