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Nolan King

Former UFC fighter Luis Pena pleads not guilty to misdemeanor battery charges

Former UFC fighter Luis Pena has pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor battery charges.

According to a Broward County (Fla.) court document acquired by MMA Junkie, Pena officially gave a written plea Friday, along with a demand for discovery, information, and trial.

Pena, 28, faces one charge of “battery/touch or strike/cause bodily harm”and one charge of “battery,” stemming from an Oct. 9 arrest. According to police, Pena struck his significant other and a witness who tried to intervene in the tussle. The significant other suffered abrasions on her hand and wrist, as well as a bite mark on her knee, police said. The witness suffered an eye contusion and elbow laceration, police added. Pena was later released on bond.

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