Volkan Oezdemir had his charges against him dismissed Monday in his felony battery case in Broward County (Fla.) court, his lawyer Bruce Zimet told MMA Fighting in a statement.
The information was confirmed by spokesperson Kristi Grimm from the state attorney’s office. The case has been ruled nolle prosequi, which means the prosecution will no longer pursue the charge. Grimm said the charges were dropped “due to lack of cooperation from the victim.”
Oezdemir’s trial was set to start Monday for the third-degree felony charge. He was being accused of striking and knocking out a man outside a Fort Lauderdale bar in August 2017.
Now Oezedemir can focus on fighting again, as he’ll be taking on Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 227 on Aug. 4 in Los Angeles.
Oezdemir last fought in a title fight against Daniel Cormier back at UFC 220 in January, in which he lost in the second round via TKO.