A widely circulated story of Matt Brown allegedly beating a now-former jiu-jitsu coach is untrue, the UFC welterweight today told MMAjunkie.
“Yeah, he straight lied,†Brown told MMAjunkie when asked of an alleged incident involving Rodrigo Botti, who accused him of striking him multiple times. “Not even wrong, just straight lied with some of the stuff that he said in public.â€
Brown (19-12 MMA, 12-7 UFC) plans to meet with lawyers after his fight with ex-champ Johny Hendricks (16-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) at UFC 185. The event takes place March 14 at Dallas’ American Airlines Center. He declined to elaborate further on what happened between he and Botti.
“I don’t want my name out being out there and everybody thinking I’m some violent, crazy, I don’t know, coach beater-upper or whatever,†he said. “I’ve got to protect my name; I didn’t do nothing wrong.â€
After initial reports of the alleged incident said a police investigation was underway, a rep with the Hilliard (Ohio) Division of Police said the case was pursued as a case of simple assault. Then a city prosecutor declined to move forward after evaluating pictures and a police report.
“It appears there’s not enough evidence to prosecute the case,†Public Information Officer Hyda Slone, citing a note from the prosecutor, told MMAjunkie. She added that the case could be opened at a later time.
http://mmajunkie.com/2015/03/matt-b...secutor?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
“Yeah, he straight lied,†Brown told MMAjunkie when asked of an alleged incident involving Rodrigo Botti, who accused him of striking him multiple times. “Not even wrong, just straight lied with some of the stuff that he said in public.â€
Brown (19-12 MMA, 12-7 UFC) plans to meet with lawyers after his fight with ex-champ Johny Hendricks (16-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) at UFC 185. The event takes place March 14 at Dallas’ American Airlines Center. He declined to elaborate further on what happened between he and Botti.
“I don’t want my name out being out there and everybody thinking I’m some violent, crazy, I don’t know, coach beater-upper or whatever,†he said. “I’ve got to protect my name; I didn’t do nothing wrong.â€
After initial reports of the alleged incident said a police investigation was underway, a rep with the Hilliard (Ohio) Division of Police said the case was pursued as a case of simple assault. Then a city prosecutor declined to move forward after evaluating pictures and a police report.
“It appears there’s not enough evidence to prosecute the case,†Public Information Officer Hyda Slone, citing a note from the prosecutor, told MMAjunkie. She added that the case could be opened at a later time.
http://mmajunkie.com/2015/03/matt-b...secutor?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
