Rodney Petersen, an amateur MMA and celebrity boxing vet known as Not Logan Paul, said he’s “lucky to be alive” after an altercation with Nate Diaz, and is open to a sanctioned rematch, despite suffering a serious concussion and needing eight staples in his head.
Rodney Petersen, also known as Not Logan Paul, is set to appear in Misfits Boxing 12. He’s lucky to be alive, he says. A serious concussion and eight staples in his head are the result of a clash with Nate Diaz.
Petersen, an amateur MMA and celebrity boxing vet, has an 0-6 record. He told Misfits he’s open to a second, sanctioned fight with Diaz. The first time? He got choked out by the UFC vet on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
“If he wants to fight me in the ring, yeah,” Petersen said in a new video. But the street? No money to be made there. “If he wants to box, for sure, I’d box him tomorrow.”
An MMA match, though? “You’re going to have to give me some time to train … so maybe five or six years?”
Diaz turned himself into New Orleans police this past April. A warrant was issued for his arrest on suspicion of second-degree battery. But prosecutors decided not to file charges against the 38-year-old Stockton, Calif., native.
Petersen introduced himself to Diaz at the Misfits Boxing 6 event. Diaz was there to support teammate Chris Avila. “He’s like, ‘You’re the fake Paul brother,’” Petersen said. “I’m like, ‘Yeah! I am, dude! It’s freaking awesome!’”
Diaz got Petersen’s attention when he allegedly threw a water bottle at reality TV star Chase DeMoor. This sparked a brief melee at the event. But the Paul lookalike said all was well until the event’s afterparty. That’s when Diaz and a large entourage went outside to confront DeMoor.
“I walked up to him, I was like, ‘Hey dude, calm down,’” Petersen said. “I would have bought him a drink. I did not think that he was … he walks up to me, grabs both my hands, I’m like, ‘Whoa, dude, calm down.’ He grabs both of my hands, tosses it down, throws a hook, lands on my jaw, pulls me down into a guillotine choke.”
“Not only am I being choked out by Nate freaking Diaz, but I have two of Nate’s friends — one of them’s in the UFC — blast me in my ribs. At this point and time, I’m pretty sure I was already asleep. That choke was tight.”
Despite all this, Petersen was in good spirits. He didn’t appear to have any ill will toward Diaz. With a Misfits fight and a slate of appearances as a lookalike, he was living his dream as an influencer. He also works two full-time jobs to support his family.
Petersen joked that he’d really fight Diaz under any circumstances. “They all benefit me in the end.” “I’ll fight him tomorrow,” he said. “I don’t give a f***. When it boils down to it, it’s money.”
Below is Petersen’s full interview.