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Liam O'Dell
Apr 23, 2023
Nate Diaz bids farewell to UFC with guillotine finish of Tony Ferguson
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Things certainly got a little bit intense at the Misfits Boxing 006 event in Ohio on Friday, when mixed martial artist Nate Diaz was filmed having an altercation with an individual which many have branded a ‘lookalike’ for YouTuber and wrestler Logan Paul.
Ex-UFC fighter Diaz, who is set to fight Logan’s brother Jake Paul in Dallas in August, choked out TikTok star Rodney Petersen after the boxing event, with Petersen confirming he was involved in a post to his Instagram Stories.
Sharing a video of the incident, he wrote: “Got attacked by Nate Diaz. Wtf I was like ‘bro chill’. He was like ‘I someone [sic] say kill?’”
Diaz is yet to respond publicly to the footage, but this wasn’t the only controversy to emerge concerning the fighter during the Misfits event.
He was also filmed inside the stadium launching a water bottle at American football player Chase DeMoor, who fought on the undercard against YouTuber Stevie Knight but was disqualified for continuing to punch his opponent when he was knocked out on the canvas.
Commenting on Diaz’s actions, DeMoor tweeted: “Nate Diaz decided to get mad and throw a Prime bottle on me, that’s cute bro. Just next time don’t run, and stop spending your nights in the club trying to use your dried up MMA career to pull college girls while you’re out in New Orleans.”
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\u201cNate Diaz decided to get mad and throw a prime bottle on me, that\u2019s cute bro \ud83d\ude02 @NateDiaz209 just next time don\u2019t run. And stop spending your nights in the club trying to use your dried up MMA career to pull college girls while you\u2019re out in New Orleans\u201d— Chase DeMoor (@Chase DeMoor) 1682132071
However, it was Diaz’s street fight with Petersen which soon went viral on Twitter:
\u201cNO WAY NATE DIAZ SLEPT LOGAN PAUL LMFAOOO\u201d— FearBuck (@FearBuck) 1682150382
\u201c@BloodyElbow Nate Diaz manager: please no street fights this time, Nate\n\nNate Diaz:\u201d— Bloody Elbow (@Bloody Elbow) 1682152595
\u201cDana White reacted to Nate Diaz choking out a Logan Paul look-a-like in New Orleans\n\n(via @adinross)\u201d— Happy Punch (@Happy Punch) 1682152215
\u201cLovely little knee to the body hahahaa\u201d— Conor McGregor (@Conor McGregor) 1682159919
\u201c\u203c\ufe0f Nate Diaz choking a man out in a street fight after attending his teammate Chris Avila\u2019s fight on the Misfits Boxing show in New Oreleans last night\u2026\n\n[\ud83c\udfa5 @PaulLABamba]\u201d— Michael Benson (@Michael Benson) 1682152900
\u201cNate Diaz put dude OUT COLD \u201d— Spinnin Backfist (@Spinnin Backfist) 1682159381
\u201cMisfits 006.\n\nWhat an event omg. Just watched it this morning and bruh. It had everything. Controversy, knockouts and entertainment throughout.\u201d— ksi (@ksi) 1682153156
The main event at Misfits 006 saw American footballer Le’Veon Bell take on YouTuber Joel ‘JMX’ Morris, with the former winning on judges’ scorecards by a unanimous decision.
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