Prosecutors reduced two charges against former UFC champion Conor McGregor related to his alleged altercation with a fan in Miami Beach last month, according to court records.

McGregor had the degree of one felony charge lowered and the other felony converted to a misdemeanor, reducing his potential maximum prison sentence from 20 years to six.

“As a matter of normal procedure, police officers arrest and charge based on probable cause, the lowest evidentiary standard," Ed Griffith, spokesperson for the Miami-Dade state attorney, told USA TODAY Sports. "Prosecutors must believe that they can prove the potential charges beyond a reasonable doubt, a much higher standard of required evidence.”

Messages left with McGregor’s attorney by USA TODAY Sports were not immediately returned Friday.

McGregor allegedly “slapped” a phone out of a man’s hand after the fan attempted to take McGregor’s picture around 5 a.m. on March 11 outside a nightclub, according to police records. McGregor proceeded to step on the mobile phone several times before he walked away.

The value of the phone was originally set at $1,000, leading to a felony criminal mischief charge. That charge has become a misdemeanor since the listed value is now between $200 and $1,000, according to court records.

The remaining felony McGregor faces is no longer for strong-armed robbery – a second-degree felony -- as first charged. The listed charge is now for robbery by sudden snatching, a third-degree felony.

The hearing in the case is scheduled for April 10.

McGregor was arrested in April 2018 and faced multiple charges over his attack on a bus before a UFC event in Brooklyn. McGregor agreed to a plea deal in July as prosecutors dropped the two felony charges as well as other charges in the case.

“Like his other arrest, his biggest problem is the affect that a conviction will have on his immigration status,” former assistant U.S. Attorney David S. Weinstein told USA TODAY Sports. “A conviction for this offense qualifies as an aggravated felony. It remains a privilege to enter the U.S. and not a right. So if there is a conviction, that will allow U.S. immigration authorities to prevent him from entering the U.S. on a visitor or work visa.”

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