For UFC fighter Andrea Lee, the healing process has begun, and she’s hoping it will continue unimpeded.

In a tweeted statement on Wednesday night, Lee asked for privacy as she deals with the aftermath of being the alleged victim of a domestic violence incident by her husband and MMA coach, Donny Aaron.

After an arrest warrant was issued, Aaron was charged with one count of domestic battery abuse and one count of false imprisonment by the Shreveport (La.) Police Department earlier this week. His whereabouts remain unknown.

Lee’s friend, MMA fighter Andy Nguyen, called police and filed a report after Aaron, 43, allegedly tried to burn Lee, 29, with a cigarette and choke her during an argument the night of Aug. 4, according to a report from MyMMANews.com.

The police report indicates Aaron and Lee, who’ve been married for approximately five years and have one child together, were involved in a domestic incident. Photos were taken and detectives were notified of the incident.

In her statement, Lee said she and her family “are handling this situation to the best of our ability.”

“I want to thank everyone for their support and kind words over the past week. Every post, tweet, comment does not go unnoticed. My family and I are handling this situation to the best of our ability, as this is a very sensitive issue and one that as a public figure I wish was not taking place in a public forum. I respectfully ask that everyone respects our privacy at this time as we work towards resolitions and closure. I look forward to returning to the octagon and resuming my winning ways in the near future. Competing has always been a sanctuary for me and brings great joy to my life.”

#healing #unbroken #cantbebroken #strongerthanever #illbeback #mentallystrongerthanyallevenknow

Lee declined to comment on case specifics when contacted last week by MMAjunkie.

“I’m not going to talk about it right now,” she said. “I’m trying to move forward with things for my family.”

Lee added: “It’s not going to affect my UFC career.”

In her statement, Lee expressed a desire to get back in the octagon soon, calling it “a sanctuary” that “brings great joy to my life.”

Lee (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made a successful UFC debut in May with a unanimous-decision win over Veronica Macedo.

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