Story updated at 3:35 p.m. ET on 5/21/2019 to include additional information on Copeland’s plea agreement and his updated status with PFL. PFL heavyweight Josh Copeland today accepted a plea agreement with Colorado prosecutors after allegedly assaulting his wife in February. Copeland, 36, pleaded guilty to a pair of charges – felony second-degree assault with serious bodily injury and misdemeanor third degree assault – in exchange for two years of probation. As long as the veteran stays out of trouble during that time, he will avoid jail and have the felony charge expunged from his record, Adams County (Colo.) district attorney public information officer Sue Lindsey told MMA Junkie following an initial report from TMZ . The guilty plea has nevertheless prompted Copeland’s promoter PFL to release him contract. In a prepared statement, PFL spokesperson Greg Savage told MMA Junkie the fighter has been “released from his contract and is no longer associated with the PFL.” Copeland’s manager, Brian Butler of SuckerPunch Entertainment, declined comment on the plea
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PFL releases Josh Copeland after plea deal in domestic violence case – MMA Junkie