UFC Octagon girl Arianny Celeste is set to have her day in court
Posted on June 3, 2012, 06:36 PM by Mike SearsonUFC octagon girl Arianny Celeste's domestic violence case will be heard in court on July 2, while prosecutors review the case against Celeste and her boyfriend, Praveen Chandra, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Celeste did not appear before Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Melissa Saragosa on June 1, but was represented by her attorney, Richard Schonfeld on Friday. Schonfeld and partner David Chesnoff have represented several celebrities in Las Vegas criminal cases, including hotel heiress Paris Hilton.
According to a Las Vegas police report, the two were arrested for battery charges after a physical altercation in a Wynn Las Vegas hotel room on May 26. Celeste says Chandra choked her several times and Chandra said that Celeste kicked him in the nose.
UFC president Dana White stated on the day of Celeste's arrest at a press conference following UFC 146: "Arianny is our baby. She has been with us for over five years. She is a good girl and is an amazing ambassador for the UFC. I don't know all the details of what happened, but we have her back and support her 100 percent."
The UFC is certainly putting Arianny Celeste up front and center as you can see in this video.
It sounds like a case of self-defense on Arianny's part.

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Dana should make this PPV. It's gonna cash in more then his last show :]
Or make this an add-on for those who buy UFC 147
arianny accused of domestic ciolence = zuffa supporting her and she will keep her job
brett rogers accused of domestic abuse = fired by zuffa
bit of a double standard
Are you fu**ing normal? Brett Rogers beat his wife.
Dont make me raise my pimp hand boy.
Bro you have to remember, Brett Rogers didnt prance his sexy body around the octagon in a bikini and didnt do photoshoots for playboy and UFC. If he had done all that then I'm sure Zuffa would had kept him on and he would be in the UFC. AMOST the same tho.
woah i didnt think my little comment would make everyone argue lol im not on a mission against zuffa theyve done a good job with ufc and i obviously dont support brett rogers beating his wife...all i meant was brett was fired before it was looked into and nobody knew the real facts where as nobody knows what happened with arianny but she is guaranteed her job.
Arianny's claiming it was self defense. While she has a plausible explanation for her arrest, there's no way you can offer anything of the sort for a 270 lb Brett Rogers assaulting his wife.
Also, while Arianny is accused of kicking her boyfriend's nose, the Rogers absolutely beat the crap out of his wife:
http://services.co.dakota.mn.us/complaintSearch/complaint.aspx?ID=11206
Btw Kendo, I'm happy to inform you that indeed there is a cure for your stupidity. It's called euthanasia. Please look into it
yes you are an idiot
I don't know the details, but I do see a bit of a double standard. Brett Rogers is a dirtbag for sure, but if Arianny Lopez goes menstrual and physically attacks her boyfriend/husband, that is the same offense. I really don't think that she should be treated differently under the law or by the UFC because she is a cute piece of ass.
intent to harm is still intent to harm, there is no difference in the two
Don't put words in my mouth, you worthless f*ckwad. I didn't say anything about there being no difference in severity or otherwise. What I said is that the charge is the same: assault/domestic violence. Yes, the offense is the same. The details and severity is for a court to assess, but the charge is the same...
and don't pretend to understand the details of the incident because you were not there , c*ckboy.
Kendo, your missing the point. In the beginning of either of these situations the charge was the same and they were both arrested . That is what Zuffa based there decision on. Neither of the accused had been found guilty or had their day in court. They both were arrested and charged with the same crime. These were the only established FACTS at the time Zuffa made there decision to back Arianny, and to fire Brett.
she was defending her self.... and who the heck cares its her busyness
We don't know that, a lot of people like being choked these days.
If you are a celebrity of any level your business isn't ever private. Right or wrong it's what it is.
it is VERY HARD to believe, that a dude was choking her, and she was still able to kick him in the nose....
But all you Arianny lovers of a FLAT NO AZZ female (dumb azz dudes) who would allow a woman to beat and mistreat you, cause your daddy told you it was so, are dumb....
i find it strange that stuff like this makes MMA news.
If you think about it, she's really just the card girl that gets around 20-30 seconds in total of airtime in each UFC event
Damn Kendo, I bet you wish Arianny had nuts, the way you be swinging on her zhit.... haha
Haha I know...As if he was her f*cking agent lol, poor fool
you could probably only give her 30 seconds too, as that is what you deem her worth. I on the other hand, would go 5 rounds....I am refering to sparring of course :-)
She and Brittney are the only reason I watch the weigh ins.
There is no way a court will convict Arianny, look how small she is. If the dude was cheating on arianny, then he deserves to get kicked in the face.
If a guy can't defend himself against Arianny then he should ask for his birth certificate to be changed to 'female'.
MAYBE that is why he choked that spoiled biotch, cause she probably kicked him in the face first....
poor guy, hope he didnt hurt him self to much....
must be reallly f*cking embarrasing for him being in court getting beat up by a flyweight girl...
so either he is as big crybaby or just in for the money....
Hmm let me guess, she was sleeping around. By Dana's reply, hes got him some too. I know how evil women can be, especially ones on a pedestal. I trust women as far as I can throw a Harley
Dana's mom has said that he sleeps around with all the ring girls, so that may well be true. His mom did come across as a bit of a cvnt however, so ya never know.
You can bet good $ that Dana's ripped n dipped that little whore meat.
Whenever a girl goes stripping for playboy, and works in bikinis , there is not going to be too many dudes who will think of the relationship other than a physical one. They are always going to attract the wrong guys everytime.
Arianny definetly gets so much attention, but someday that beauty will fade and there will be a new 20 year old ring girl getting all the attention.
Thats why Arianny is cashing in with playboy. Who knows whether she has fed on uncle Dana's bbq. Maybe Dana's mum knows.
ring girls working for multimillionaires are often going to be doing overtime, just like the movie stars that first start out.
feel sorry for her boyfriend....did u see the size of the weights shes lifting in that playboy shoot?! haha
Mexican women have bad tempers when angry. I know this for fact, flat out mean when pissed off.