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Nick Diaz mugshot released, court date set after domestic battery arrest

The popular UFC fighter will have to appear in Las Vegas Justice Court on June 6 at 8:30 a.m. before judge Amy Chelini, a court rep confirmed with MMA Fighting on Tuesday.

Diaz was arrested Friday on charges of domestic battery by strangulation and domestic battery in the first degree. The former is a felony. His booking photo was released Tuesday by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

Diaz, 34, made $18,000 bail and was released from the Clark County Detention Center on Friday night.

Police were dispatched to a Las Vegas residence around 7 p.