Arianny Celeste cleared of all charges in Las Vegas domestic battery case
Posted on July 2, 2012, 01:37 PM by Mike Drahota
Popular UFC Octagon girl Arianny Celeste has been cleared of all charges stemming from a May 26th arrest for domestic battery. Taken into custody along with boyfriend Praveen Chandra, the charges had alleged that Celeste had kicked Chandra in the nose after he had choked her on numerous occasions. The alleged incident had taken place at Wynn Las Vegas, and caused Celeste to miss most of her fight night duties at the epic UFC 146. Still, UFC President Dana White had confirmed that the UFC had still pledged all of their support to their employee. The release of all charges was confirmed by Tess Driver, who is the executive assistant to the Las Vegas district attorney:
"After our review of the case, we found that there was insufficient evidence to move forward." - via MMAJunkie.com
Celeste has only appeared in several internet and television spots for the UFC, and also many magazines. Her popularity is no doubt a great way of attracting fans to the UFC, and it appears a minor slip-up did nothing to jeopardize her future in the company. The charges against Chandra were also dropped, wiping the slate clean of the situation. Now the UFC will wait to see what is brought against Jon Jones in what has been an odd summer for the UFC full of injuries, fight switching, and even arrests. Hopefully it will be back to business as usual with blockbuster events once again the norm, something that this weekend's Silva vs. Sonnen rematch could go a long way in re-establishing.
One thing is for sure, UFC fans can be certain to see Arianny Celeste ringside at all the big UFC events for quite some time.
Further Reading: UFC Octagon girl Arianny Celeste is set to have her day in court
Comments
Snorxxx!! Huh!? Oh, sorry, I just dozed off there.
Well written, weak topic.
that what high paid law firms will get u, can getbaway with anything almost if u have money
i got away with numerous things i was charged with, without any money... its also called being innocent with no sufficient evidence for a case.
How much money do you think she makes?
She's not exactly A-list
Arianny mentioned in her defence that she was being choked.
I'm just wondering what she was choking on ?
I think Chandra was trying to submit Arianny with some indian curried sausage before being kicked in the nose.
This would make sense if Chandra wasn't loaded.
Agreed, but she represents the UFC, so I'm sure they had her back$$$
dana said he had her back 100% which means we got the good law firm behind us..
doesnt get paid alot but travels are paid for to insane awesome places with all expenses paid with money but has a 10 yr window for what she does sooooo
if i had the opportunity to get choked unconscious by that goddess I would drop all charges as well!
She has no charge in her battery
She was probably getting choked in 69 & kicked her dude in the nose.