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Former UFC heavyweight Cody East arrested on domestic violence charges

A former UFC fighter was arrested on domestic violence charges Sunday.

Cody East, recently released by the promotion, was taken into custody in Albuquerque, N.M., on three separate charges: aggravated battery against a household member, false imprisonment, and aggravated assault against a household member, per jail records.

He was being held at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center on $30,000 bail as of Sunday night.

(Cody East mug shot)

East, 28, has a long rap sheet, including being sentenced to three years in prison on child abuse charges in 2008.