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UPDATED: Volkan Oezdemir Issues Statement on Battery Arrest

November 19, 2017 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris

UPDATE: Volkan Oezdemir has issued a statement following his arrest on a charge of aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability. The statement as issued to MMAjunkie reads:

“Volkan Oezdemir appeared in a Ft. Lauderdale, Florida courtroom Sunday morning in response to allegations from an incident in a Ft. Lauderdale bar on August 12, 2017. Mr. Oezdemir was accompanied by his attorney Bruce A. Zimet. Following a brief hearing (before) a Broward County Circuit judge, Mr. Oezdemir was granted a $10,000 bond during the pendency of his case. Mr. Zimet, a former federal prosecutor, described the incident that formed the basis of the case as nothing more than a bar room altercation in which Mr. Oezdemir, who was not the aggressor, was totally justified in all of his actions pursuant to Florida law.

“Mr. Oezdemir expressed his faith in the America judicial system and looks forward to all of the facts involved in the August 12, 2017 incident being made public. Mr. Oezdemir has full confidence that when the full picture is presented that he will be totally vindicated.”

ORIGINAL: MMAjunkie reports that top-ranked UFC light heavyweight fighter, Volkan Oezdemir, has been arrested on a battery charge in Broward County, Florida. Oezdemir was charged with aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability.

He was arrested and charged on Saturday (Nov. 18) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He’s currently being held on a $10,000 bond, and his release on bond is pending. Per the Florida statute of aggravated battery, the charge is if Oezdemir “intentionally or knowingly causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement.”

A full arrest report is still not yet available on the Broward County Sheriff’s department database. More details on the arrest are not yet available.

Oezdemir is a native to Switzerland, and he currently trains in South Florida at the Combat Club team. The UFC has not yet commented or made a statement on Oezdemir’s arrest.

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