A civil go well with has been filed in opposition to former UFC star Nate Diaz stemming from a 2023 brawl on Bourbon Avenue.
Rodney Petersen, also called ‘Not Logan Paul’ on social media, is the person who filed the go well with in accordance with a report from MMA Junkie who obtained a duplicate of the courtroom paperwork on Friday. Petersen’s spouse, Bobbie Petersen, can also be listed as a co-petitioner.
Per the doc, Petersen claims that Diaz initiated the brawl whereas he was making an attempt to be a peacemaker among the many chaos.
The incident in query occurred within the early morning hours of April 22. Diaz attended a Misfits Boxing occasion earlier within the night and bought right into a near-brawl with Chase DeMoor after chucking a water bottle on the influencer. Video of the road combat instantly went viral with one angle displaying Petersen partaking with Diaz earlier than being choked out by the MMA star and left unconscious in the course of the road.
Diaz was arrested days later, however the Orleans Parish District Lawyer’s Workplace selected to not pursue a second-degree battery cost in opposition to him.
Petersen and his spouse are suing nate Diaz for ’emotional trauma’ and ‘lack of consortium’
As first reported by New Orleans TV station Fox 8, Petersen is looking for damages for psychological, bodily, and emotional trauma, in addition to medical bills and lack of earnings. Bobbie Petersen seeks damages for lack of consortium, companies, affection, and care.
Since his run-in with Nate Diaz, Petersen has competed twice in influencer boxing matches, the primary coming in January the place he was knocked out in lower than two minutes by Tristan Hamm underneath the Misfits Boxing banner. Eight weeks later, he returned for a combat with Cake Paul, a combat he received by way of unanimous determination.
As for Diaz, the TUF alumnus is scheduled to step into the boxing ring for a long-awaited rematch with one other ex-UFC star — Jorge Masvidal. The bout is scheduled to go down on Saturday, June 1, and shall be a co-promotion between Masvidal’s Gamebred Boxing and Diaz’ Actual Battle Inc.
