As first reported by MMA Junkie, #2 ranked UFC light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir was arrested yesterday by Fort Lauderdale Police and placed in the Broward County jail. According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office Oezdemir was arrested for aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability.
At this time of writing Oezdemir is listed as ‘pending trial’ with bond set at $10,000. No information on this case, from either the Broward County Sheriff’s Office or the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, is currently available.
Oezdemir, 28-years-old, first fought for the UFC in February of this year.