Battery Charges on Nate Diaz Dismissed by Las Vegas Court

Ex-UFC star Nate Diaz is no longer facing charges for an alleged incident in a Las Vegas nightclub in 2024.

Last year, Diaz was cited for battery—a misdemeanor that could have sent Diaz to prison for six months while hitting him with a nominal fine—after an alleged fracas at the Omnia nightclub in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. On Aug. 25, he and his friends were reportedly in line for something when security approached them, and Diaz was caught on camera shoving a guard and striking one in the face with an open hand. He then flexed several times and went on to leave the scene before police arrived.

Per ESPN on Thursday, charges against Diaz have been dropped as the case against him has been dismissed by the local Las Vegas court. According to Diaz’ attorney Ross Goodman, the video that spread showing Diaz striking the security guard was missing key details.

“The selected portion of the video that went viral omitted the prelude that Nate pushed back the security in his face to create space. It appears that one security guard sought a confrontation by repeatedly pushing and getting in Nate’s face. In the face of an overaggressive security guard, Nate showed great restraint and poise in trying to deescalate the altercation,” Goodman told ESPN.

The fan-favorite departed the promotion after a win over Tony Ferguson in 2022, where he went on to box Jake Paul and Jorge Masvidal in 2023 and 2024, respectively. Diaz has recently expressed his interest in returning to the organization where he cut his teeth, while lamenting on the seeming lack of stars the UFC has cultivated as of late.