(This story was originally published by The Daytona Beach News-Journal ) A WEC and UFC veteran from Edgewater, Fla., was arrested Thursday morning, accused of battering and raping his pregnant girlfriend, according to police. The 36-year-old victim went to Halifax Health Medical Center for a rape exam, an allegation that is under investigation, police said. Edgewater police officers arrested Richard “Cleat” Crunkilton Jr., 44, at 2:24 a.m. Thursday at his Magnolia Street home and charged him with aggravated battery on a pregnant person, court records show. Crunkilton was released Thursday evening from the Volusia County Branch Jail where he was being held on $5,000 bail