War Machine (mixed martial artist)

Koppenhaver was born in Simi Valley, California. His German-American father was an officer for the Los Angeles Police Department, while his Mexican mother worked as a nurse and later became a work-at-home mother.[5] Due to his mother's drug addiction, Koppenhaver would often take care of his younger brother and sister.[5] When he was 13, Koppenhaver unsuccessfully performed CPR on his father.[6]

In August 2000, Koppenhaver attended The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina for two years before being expelled for "poor behavior".[7] While attending, he majored in biology.[7] In an interview, Koppenhaver claimed that he had been earning high marks at The Citadel.[5]

On October 31, 2009, War Machine announced that he would pursue a career in pornographic films along with fighting mixed martial arts.[27] In his announcement, War Machine revealed that he had signed with LA Direct Models and made his debut scene with pornographic actress Riley Steele.[27] Between 2009 and 2010, War Machine appeared in twelve adult films.[28] War Machine was featured in the January 2014 issue of Hustler Magazine in a nude pictorial with his future girlfriend, pornographic actress Christy Mack.[29]

On September 2, 2007, he was found guilty of striking a Las Vegas man in the face and choking him unconscious during a parking lot scuffle.[30] In February 2008, he was sentenced to three years of probation and 30 days of community service, avoiding the possible felony charge and accompanying prison time.[30]

On February 22, 2008, Koppenhaver pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery, and was fined and sentenced to probation.[31]

In August 2010, War Machine was sentenced to one year in the county jail for a felony assault conviction stemming from a fight at a Point Loma bar earlier in the year, as well as an additional fight at a Pacific Beach bar.[32][33] He was imprisoned in San Diego's George Bailey Detention Facility and served time in solitary confinement.[34]

After going to jail, War Machine maintained his Twitter account as well as a blog documenting his time in jail.[35] On February 1, 2012, it was announced via War Machine's Twitter that he would be serving another year of jail time, due to preceding events. He was released on October 29, 2012.[36]

On August 8, 2014, War Machine assaulted Christy Mack and associate Corey Thomas in Mack's Las Vegas home. Mack was hospitalized, where it was found that she suffered from 18 broken bones, a broken nose, missing teeth, a fractured rib and a ruptured liver.[37] War Machine had been in a relationship with Mack the previous year.[38][39] Mack alleged that it was War Machine who carried out the attack.[40] According to Mack, War Machine also attempted to rape her.[41] On August 15, War Machine was arrested in Simi Valley, California, by U.S. Marshals and Simi Valley police.[42] His trial, originally scheduled for September 2015, was postponed twice before beginning in February 2017.[43][44][45] On March 20, 2017, he was convicted on 29 felony counts, including kidnapping and sexual assault with a weapon, for which he faced life in prison. The jury deadlocked on two counts of attempted murder.[46] War Machine was represented by Jay Leiderman and Brandon Sua.[47] On June 5, 2017, War Machine was sentenced to an aggregate sentence of life in prison with possibility of parole after 36 years has been served.[48]

According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, War Machine was found unresponsive in his cell on October 14, 2014 at around 9:30 p.m.[49] by a corrections officer conducting routine checks in the cells. The cell officer found War Machine struggling to breathe, with a torn piece of linen around his neck that was tied to the leg of his bunk bed. After the officer cut the linen, War Machine's vitals stabilized within 15 minutes, and he was moved to a medical ward, where he was placed on suicide watch. In a suicide note found in his cell, he quoted philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche twice to explain his actions.[50] The incident occurred on the same day he was supposed to appear in court to discuss a plea deal.[51][52]

War Machine maintained a prison blog[53] during his first conviction with the assistance of a friend who typed out handwritten notes provided by War Machine.[54] On his blog, War Machine claimed that "The oppression of MEN is worse than oppression of Jews in Nazi germany, worse than the slavery of Blacks in early America".[55]

On July 20, 2018, it was revealed that War Machine had been engaged to Ashley Farrington; they first became acquainted with each other when she started writing to him in prison as his pen pal.[56]

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Fight of the Night (One time)
  • Knockout of the Night (One time)

• Professional MMA record for War Machine from Sherdog
• War Machine at UFC
• Jon Koppenhaver on IMDb
• Jon Koppenhaver at the Internet Adult Film Database
• Jon Koppenhaver at the Adult Film Database