Our friends at Swedish combat sports portal Kimura.se have reported that prosecutors in the Scandinavian nation have officially charged UFC fighter Reza Madadi with larceny. This is related to his arrest on May 24th with another person in connection with the theft of 1,768,160 krona worth of merchandise from the upscale store Bottega Veneta.

Larceny charges against UFC fighter Reza Madadi approved, trial date set

Madadi has released a statement about his arrest and the charges, which we have, in translated form, for you here.

I didn’t do it for kicks or for money, the only thing that can explain this is that I am the world’s biggest idiot, and I don’t believe that I am. I was at the wrong place at the wrong time.

The trial of Reza Madadi is expected to start on Tuesday, August 6th, at the Stockholm District Court. The start of the trial had been delayed due to a backlog at the National Laboratory of Forensice Science (SKL), which prevented the evidence from being processed until now. If convicted, Madadi could be sentenced to up to 6 years in prison.

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