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Nate Diaz Charged with Battery for Alleged Altercation at Las Vegas Nightclub

Former UFC star Nate Diaz is facing a misdemeanor battery charge for an alleged incident that occurred at a Las Vegas nightclub this past August.

According to a report from TMZ Sports, Diaz was involved in an alleged altercation on Aug. 24 while waiting to get into the Omnia nightclub at Caesars Palace. Diaz and his friends were reportedly holding up the line when a security guard approached the group. According to court documents, Diaz shoved the security guard and the man pushed back before the fighter hit him in the face with “an open right hand.