Volkan Oezdemir will still compete as expected at UFC 220 after pleading not guilty to a felony charge in Florida court on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.
Oezdemir is being charged with felony battery causing great bodily harm, a third degree felony. The Swiss fighter entered a not guilty plea in Broward County (Fla.) Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court. His next court date is scheduled for Feb. 22. MMAFighting.com was first to report the news.
Oezdemir’s ability to travel will not be affected by the ongoing case. As a result, “No Time” will be able to challenge Daniel Cormier for the light heavyweight title in the UFC 220 co-headliner in Boston on Jan.