Top UFC light heavyweight contender Volkan Oezdemir has been cleared of a felony battery charge dating back to an incident that took place in August 2017, as the alleged victim in the case failed to cooperate with the prosecutors.
Oezdemir’s lawyer, Bruce Zimet, revealed to MMAFighting that the case was dismissed on Monday in a Broward County, Florida court. The 28-year-old was accused of striking and knocking out a man, Kevin Cohen, outside a bar in Fort Lauderdale in August of last year. Cohen claimed he was struck and knocked unconscious by Oezdemir, leaving him with substantial swelling and a laceration that required staples.