Zach Rosenfield the consultant of Nate Diaz, claims the Stockton native acted in self-defense this previous weekend.
On Friday evening in New Orleans, Diaz was watching his teammate Chris Avila compete on the KSI boxing card. Throughout the occasion, he threw a water bottle at somebody, however that was only the start of it. After the occasion ended, Diaz received into an altercation on the street as the former UFC fighter choked Rodney Anderson out cold.
After the video was launched, the New Orleans Police Division issued an arrest warrant for Diaz. Nevertheless, Nate’s representatives are wanting ahead to presenting the details as they declare their shopper was solely performing in self-defense.
Assertion from Nate Diaz’s consultant Zach Rosenfield:
“Nate’s legal professional Walter Becker can verify that Nate has obtained phrase of the arrest warrant and Becker has been in touch with courtroom authorities in New Orleans.
Nate’s legal professional seems ahead to presenting the entire…
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“Nate’s legal professional Walter Becker can verify that Nate has obtained phrase of the arrest warrant and Becker has been in touch with courtroom authorities in New Orleans. Nate’s legal professional seems ahead to presenting the entire details about this incident to the District Lawyer which clearly reveal {that a} skilled fighter named Rodney Petersen aggressively pursued Nate with the intention of participating him and as soon as doing so, Nate acted totally in self-defense. No additional remark can be made right now,” Diaz’s consultant wrote in a statement.
As of proper now, Nate Diaz has not turned himself in and there may be nonetheless a warrant out for his arrest. However all indicators level to Diaz working with the NOPD to show his innocence in courtroom, as his group is assured that he solely acted in self-defense.
Diaz, in the meantime, is about to return to the ring on August 5 in a pay-per-view most important occasion in opposition to Jake Paul in his professional boxing debut. Previous to that, he fought out his UFC deal at UFC 279 as he submitted Tony Ferguson in a struggle that was put collectively on a day’s discover after Khamzat Chimaev missed weight.
What do you make of Nate Diaz’s group claiming he used self-defense through the avenue struggle in New Orleans?