Alternative video footage of an altercation between members of Jake Paul’s team and the “Nick Diaz Army” gives a fuller picture of what transpired.
The new footage, which was released by YouTuber Amacky, shows the moments before, during and after the scuffle this past Saturday at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The video begins with a member of Paul’s team mouthing off with Chris Avila, a Diaz brothers protege who defeated Doctor Mike in the pay-per-view main card opener. Nick Maximov and Luciano Ramos, two rising MMA fighters, are seen hurling insults, as is former UFC star Nate Diaz.
Paul does not appear to be present, as he was busy preparing for his fight with Anderson Silva.
In the video, a large man in an all-black suit, later identified online as a body guard for high-profile boxers and named Stacy, enters the verbal fray with a barrage of expletives. Diaz takes credit for throwing a bottle in the direction of the man across the hallway from a distance.
Enraged, the body guard and another large man wearing an all-black suit charged at Diaz and company. The body guard is pelted in the face with a draft beer by an off-camera Maximov, who later took credit for the maneuver. Neutral parties work to stop the situation from spinning out of control. An ice container is dumped on the floor and the two parties are finally separated.
“Let’s go, we won,” Diaz proclaims as he and his crew walk away.
The beverage toss and subsequent skirmish came after Diaz slapped Paul’s Insta-famous meditation coach, Lukis Mac. The Diaz’s were later asked to leave the arena by arena security.
It’s unclear what initially started the scuffle, although Paul mentioned the altercation in his in-ring post-fight interview after he defeated Silva by unanimous decision.
“I want Nate Diaz, who’s a b*tch,” Paul said. “He tried to come into my locker room. He tried to cause some sh*t. Then, he always leaves the f*cking arena. So, Nate Diaz, stop being a b*tch and fight me.”
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