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UFC’s Nate Diaz Faces Battery Charge After Violent Vegas Nightclub Clash

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Former UFC star Nate Diaz has been charged with battery after an alleged altercation with a Las Vegas nightclub employee. The incident occurred on August 25, just after midnight, at Omnia nightclub in Caesars Palace.

Nate Diaz Faces Charges

According to court documents obtained by TMZ Sports, Nate Diaz and his group were causing a delay in the cashier line when an Omnia security guard approached them. Witnesses claimed Diaz became physical, pushing the guard.

After the guard shoved him back, Diaz allegedly struck the man in the face with an open right hand.