{"id":267631,"date":"2018-01-10T08:12:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T16:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=267631"},"modified":"2018-01-10T08:12:44","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T16:12:44","slug":"volkan-oezdemir-pleads-not-guilty-felony-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/volkan-oezdemir\/volkan-oezdemir-pleads-not-guilty-felony-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Volkan Oezdemir pleads not guilty to felony charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/volkan-oezdemir\/report-ufc-light-heavyweight-volkan-oezdemir-arrested-battery-charge-florida\/\">in November<\/a>, we learned that top light heavyweight contender Volkan Oezdemir was being charged with felony battery as the result of an unfortunate incident in a Florida bar. According to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2018\/1\/9\/16871472\/volkan-oezdemir-pleads-not-guilty-to-felony-charge-case-wont-affect-ufc-220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting.com<\/a>, who spoken with Oezdemir&#8217;s lawyer Bruce A. Zimet, the Swiss fighter\u00a0<span>pleaded not guilty to this charge, and demanded a trial by jury at a Tuesday arraignment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Oezdemir&#8217;s next hearing will occur on February 22, and the good news is that he&#8217;s been given no travel restrictions in the meantime. This means that he&#8217;ll be able to fly to Boston to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-volkan-oezdemir-weighs-daniel-cormiers-wrestling-advantage\/\">battle UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier<\/a> at UFC 220 on January 20 without a hitch.<\/p>\n<p>Per MMAFighting&#8217;s report, Oezdemir was originally charged with\u00a0<span>aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability, a second-degree felony. Since then, however, his charge has been downgraded to felony battery with great bodily harm, a third-degree felony. The maximum sentence for this type of felony is five years in prison.\u00a0<\/span>Luckily, Oezdemir&#8217;s team seems optimistic that he did no wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Florida man\u00a0<span>Kevin Cohen is accusing Oezdemir of knocking him unconscious, maintaining that he was out for a whopping 14 minutes as the result of the blow, and that he subsequently hospitalized with\u00a0concussion symptoms and lacerations. Oezdemir&#8217;s lawyer, however, asserts the fighter was\u00a0\u201cjust defending himself.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since joining the UFC roster in early 2017, Oezdemir has gone 3-0, first defeating Ovince St. Preux by decision in a short-notice fight, then crushing Misha Cirkunov with a first-round punch, and most recently smashing Jimi Manuwa to a first-round stoppage back in July. He owns a strong overall record of 15-1.<\/p>\n<p>Cormier, meanwhile, last fought in July, when he was knocked out by Jon Jones. When Jones failed a pre-fight drug test, however, his knockout win was overturned, and the belt was returned to Cormier.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Volkan Oezdemir will capture the light heavyweight title at UFC 220?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 1\/10\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in November, we learned that top light heavyweight contender Volkan Oezdemir was being charged with felony battery as the result of an unfortunate incident in a Florida bar. According to a report from MMAFighting.com, who spoken with Oezdemir&#8217;s lawyer Bruce A. 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