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Former UFC title challenger Nate Diaz has been sued by influencer Rodney Rodney Petersen, aka “Not Logan Paul” stemming from a 2023 street fight in New Orleans following a Misfits Boxing event.  News of the lawsuit was first reported by New Orleans TV station Fox 8.

Peterson accuses Diaz of starting a brawl while he tried to deescalate the situation.  The incident occurred on April 22 on Bourbon Street.  What started as a melee involving influencer Chase Demoor, who had gotten into a verbal altercation with Diaz inside the event, ended with Peterson being choked unconscious by Diaz.  

Diaz was arrested for the incident but the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office declined to seek charges.  Petersen seeks damages for mental, physical, and emotional trauma while his wife, Bobbie Petersen, also seeks damages. 

Peterson, an 0-6 amateur mixed martial artists, has competed twice in influencer boxing matches since the altercation with Diaz.  Both bouts were exhibitions with Peterson being knocked out by Tristan Hamm in January and defeating Cake Paul by unanimous decision in March.  

Diaz is scheduled to face former UFC rival Jorge Masvidal on June 1 in a boxing match.  The two famously fought in the inaugural ‘BMF’ bout back in 2019.  Masvidal won the fight via TKO due to doctor stoppage at the conclusion of the third round.  

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MMA Fighting has Haney vs. Garcia results live for the Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday night.

When the main event begins around 11 p.m. ET, check out our Haney vs. Garcia live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event. Devin Haney will try to hand Ryan Garcia his second career loss. It was for Haney’s WBC super lightweight title, but Garcia missed weight by three pounds Friday.

Check out the Haney vs. Garcia results below:

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Sergiy Derevyanchenko vs. Vaughn Alexander

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Nate Diaz was done with his cross-country press conference tour Friday night.

After several questions asked to each fighter and their teams, Diaz apparently had enough of Jorge Masvidal challenging multiple fans to a fight and called it an early night.

“It was a fun tour going out here and all this s*** all over f****** USA. I’m done with all this s***. I’m cool off with all this f****** talking s***. I got a whole team to represent. I don’t want to do none of this. I never did want to do any of it.

“F*** this n***a and f*** his team, bro. I’m out. I gotta go. Square off with yourself motherf*****.”

“Just show up to the fight. That’s it. Just show up to the fight, man,” said Masvidal in response.

The final stop of the press tour lasted 18 minutes.

Masvidal and Diaz will square off on pay-per-view on June 1 in Los Angeles.

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There’s no question that Max Holloway is one of the toughest fighters to ever compete inside the octagon. Well, his case has only been strengthened after showing off the damage he fought through at UFC 300.

The former featherweight kingpin has several options at his disposal but that could have been much different if things didn’t go to plan last time out. ‘Blessed’ arguably put on the best performance of his career when he scored a brutal knockout against Justin Gaethje–capturing the BMF title in the process.

During a recent live stream, Max Holloway showed off his leg injury. Which, despite being in much better condition from earlier in the week, still looked badly bruised and swollen.

max holloway shows bruised leg after taking 33 of gaethje’s leg kicks during their fight pic.twitter.com/ICgx9sckXq

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Though he was winning the majority of the affair, Max Holloway was susceptible to Justin Gaethje’s leg kicks. As the rounds went by, the damage grew more visible and forced Holloway to switch stances on a few occasions.

Since walking away with the spectacular knockout victory and earning himself a well-deserved $ 600k bonus, Holloway has spoken nothing but positively about Gaethje. 

Aside from labeling him a future Hall-of-Famer, the newly-crowned BMF champion has understandably shed praise on ‘The Highlight’s leg kicks.

Related: Ilia Topuria expects end of the year matchup against Max Holloway

Max Holloway set to defend his BMF title?

After his recent display, Max Holloway finds himself in a great position to make title runs at both lightweight and featherweight.

The star looks all but set to head back down to 145 lbs and challenge the seemingly unstoppable Ilia Topuria for UFC gold, though he has other options.

Michael Chandler is preparing to finally meet Conor McGregor inside the octagon when the two lock horns in the UFC 303 headliner later this year.

While ‘Iron’ has other aspirations, he has publicly stated his interest in challenging for the BMF strap, with Max Holloway being firmly in his sight.

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Jamahal Hill is just six days removed from his devastating knockout loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 300 and he has already scheduled his next fight.

Per a recent social media announcement by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Hill will step back inside of the Octagon to meet fellow light heavyweight contender Khalil Rountree at UFC 303 on June 29 from Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be part of the promotion’s annual International Fight Week.

In case you were vacationing in the Bahamas last week, Hill met Pereira atop the historic UFC 300 card in “Sin City” to try to win his 205-pound belt back. It was the first time Hill was competing since rupturing his Achilles during a basketball game in July of 2023. Hill was coming off a one-sided beatdown over Glover Teixeira at UFC 282 before his freak accident, but decided to relinquish his title due to the injury.

Unfortunately for Hill, his return fight came against Pereira, who was making his first official title defense of the UFC light heavyweight championship. Pereira was a small betting favorite, but it didn’t take long for Hill to find out that “Poatan” hits harder than most. Pereira cracked Hill with a massive punch in the first round that sent him crashing to the canvas and out for the count. It was a rude awakening for “Sweet Dreams” considering he had never been knocked out before.

The former UFC light heavyweight champion is looking to turn the page fairly quickly as he books his return against Rountree this June. Rountree has been on an absolute tear of late, winning his last five trips to the Octagon. This includes a recent third-round TKO stoppage over former UFC title challenger Anthony Smith. It’s a great challenge for both men, especially for Hill who is less than one week removed from an Alex Pereira knockout punch.

UFC 303 is currently expected to be headlined by the return of Conor McGregor. The former UFC double champion will make his first walk to the Octagon since July 2021 when he takes on fellow lightweight contender Michael Chandler in the biggest main event of the year.

Stick with Mania for more UFC 303 fight card news.

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