MMA star Arnold Berdon was arrested and charged with the attempted murder of his wife and fellow fighter, Rachael Ostovich.
Ostovich was hospitalized Sunday after the alleged beating, and now it looks like the police have taken the next step in their criminal investigation.
TMZ reported the following late Tuesday night:
Cops in Honolulu opened a domestic violence investigation earlier this week … and now police officials tell us 27-year-old Arnold Berdon — Ostovich’s husband and father of her child — was arrested Tuesday evening on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder.
Berdon — a fighter himself who holds a 7-2 record — is still in custody at the Honolulu PD main station.
He has not yet appeared before a judge … where bail could be set.
It seemed like this was bound to happen given the reporting TMZ has been doing over these past couple of days. Yesterday, Ostovich got a restraining order until May 18, 2019, and now, her husband has been taken into custody on an extremely serious charge.
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According to the same TMZ report, he could get up to life in prison if he’s convicted. The extent of Ostovich’s injuries still aren’t public yet, but it had been reported that there are broken bones in her face.
She also had an Instagram post early Wednesday morning that seemed to appear to be her asking for prayers. (RELATED: UFC Star Hospitalized After Alleged Brutal Domestic Violence Beating)
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All the way around, this is just a terrible situation. Ostovich is a rising star that was supposed to fight Paige VanZant January 19. Obviously, that’s not going to happen anymore.
At this point, she should just hope to get healthy and let the justice system handle everything else.
UPDATE: A previous version of this story stated Berdon fought in the UFC. His wife does, but he doesn’t. He last fought for Titan FC.