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Fiancée told police UFC’s Michael Graves punched, elbowed her in the head

The fiancée of UFC fighter Michael Graves told police that Graves punched and elbowed her in the head during an argument over the weekend.

Graves was arrested by Atlanta police Saturday after the alleged incident with his fiancée, according to the police report obtained by MMA Fighting. On Monday, the UFC pulled Graves from his Nov. 19 fight. The welterweight fighter is facing a charge of misdemeanor battery (family violence). He was released Tuesday from Fulton County (Ga.) Jail on $5,000 bond, per online jail records.

The victim told police that she and Graves got into an argument in their vehicle and things got physical.