War Machine Biography

War Machine (born Jonathan Koppenhaver, November 30, 1981), is an American professional mixed martial artist, and pornographic actor. In MMA he competes in the welterweight division. He was a fighter on the The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra as part of Team Serra.

In 2008 he legally changed his name to "War Machine".

Between 2010 and 2013, he starred in 7 pornographic movies.

Early life

War Machine was born in Simi Valley, California. His German-American father was an officer for the Los Angeles Police Department and his Mexican mother worked as a nurse, but she later became a stay-at-home mom. Due to his mother's drug addiction, Machine would often take care of his little brother and sister. When he was thirteen, Machine unsuccessfully performed CPR on his father, only to witness him die during the process.

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

Career

The Ultimate Fighter Season Six

War Machine was a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra. However, he was not part of the original sixteen fighters initially picked for the show Instead, Machine was brought in as a replacement when Roman Mitichyan broke his elbow during evaluations and was sent home. Machine lost in the first round of the show to Tom Speer.

After a dispute with TNA Wrestling over the use of his nickname, he legally changed his name from "Jon Koppenhaver" to "War Machine" in 2008.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In War Machine's official UFC debut, he defeated Jared Rollins in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra Finale via KO at 2:01 of the third round. Machine and Rollins both received $25,000 due to winning fight of the night honors and Machine winning knockout of the night. His last UFC fight was at UFC 84 against Yoshiyuki Yoshida which he lost via submission in the first round.

He was released from the UFC after comments made about the death of Evan Tanner and for rejecting a fight offered by UFC matchmaker Joe Silva. War Machine posted on his Myspace that he believed that Tanner had gone to the desert to kill himself after he realized his career might have been over and had basically made no money during it. Medical examiners proved that Tanner's death was not a suicide but War Machine stood by his statements.

Bellator Fighting Championships

War Machine was signed and then released by Bellator Fighting Championships. His MySpace blog cited disparaging comments about Barack Obama"?including his "hopes someone smokes that [expletive] ( Barack Obama) and every president to come""?as the cause for his non-participation in their upcoming tournament.

2009-2011: Independent Promotions

On June 20, 2009, War Machine was set to fight Roger Bowling. They were then set to fight at XFC 9 in Tampa, Florida on September 5, where it was to be the main event and would broadcast live over HDNet.com.

On September 5, 2009 War Machine stepped into the cage and faced off against Mikey Gomez. The ref stopped the fight, giving a somewhat controversial win to War Machine by TKO (punches), at 13 seconds in the third round. War Machine was scheduled to fight October 3, 2009 against Jacob McClintock, but canceled the fight so he could fight on October 8, 2009 against David Mitchell.

On April 17, 2010 War Machine was set to face Tex Johnson in the main event of Wild Bill's Fight Night. However, on April 16 it had been reported on TMZ.com that WM left a comment on his Twitter saying he would not be turning up to the event for the fight.

Return to Bellator Fighting Championships

On December 7, 2011 it was announced that War Machine was re-signed to an exclusive deal with Bellator Fighting Championships and would be competing in their Season 6 Welterweight Tournament. Machine was expected to fight Karl Amoussou in the opening round of the welterweight tournament at Bellator 63. However, War Machine was sentenced to a year in prison for the prior assault in Las Vegas, Nevada from December 2009 and was forced out of the bout and the tournament.

War Machine was set to make his Bellator Debut on January 17, 2013 against Paul Daley, however he tore his ACL and broke his fibula which forced him out of the fight.

War Machine faced Blas Avena at Bellator 96 on June 19, 2013. He won via TKO due to punches in round one.

War Machine then took part in Bellator MMA's Season Nine Welterweight Tournament at Bellator 100 against Vaughn Anderson in the Quarterfinals. He won via technical submission due to a rear naked choke in the second round.

Machine then faced Ron Keslar on October 18, 2013 at Bellator 104 in the semifinals of the Season Nine Welterweight Tournament. He lost via technical submission due to a rear naked choke in the first round.

On August 8, 2014, Bellator MMA announced the release of War Machine after he allegedly assaulted Mack.

Pornography

On October 31, 2009, War Machine announced that he would pursue a career in pornographic films along with fighting mixed martial arts. In his announcement, Machine revealed that he had signed with LA Direct Models and made his debut scene with pornographic actress Riley Steele.

War Machine starred in 7 Adult films.

Machine is featured in the January 2014 issue of Hustler Magazine along with pornographic actress Christy Mack in a nude pictorial.

Legal problems

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. 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.

On February 22, 2008, War Machine plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery, and was fined and sentenced to probation.

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. He was imprisoned in the San Diego's George Bailey Detention Facility and served time in administrative segregation.

After going to jail, Machine maintained his Twitter account as well as a blog documenting his time in jail. In this blog, he stated that "The oppression of MEN is worse than oppression of Jews in Nazi Germany, worse than the slavery of Blacks in early America... I'm not exaggerating either."

On February 1, 2012, it was announced via Machine's Twitter that he will be serving another year of jail time, due to preceding events. He was released on October 29, 2012.

On August 8, 2014, it was reported that Christy Mack and an associate were assaulted in her Las Vegas home. Mack was taken to the hospital where it was found that Mack suffered from 18 broken bones, a broken nose, missing teeth, a fractured rib and a ruptured liver. Mack claims that it was War Machine who carried out the attack. According to Mack, War Machine also tried to rape her. On August 15, War Machine was arrested in Simi Valley, California by U.S. Marshals and Simi Valley police.

Personal life

War Machine was previously in a relationship with porn star Christy Mack, and the two were featured in the January 2014 issue of Hustler in a nude pictorial.

Mixed martial arts record

|- |Win |align=center| 13-4 |Vaughn Anderson |Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) |Bellator 100 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 4:01 |Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 12-4 |Blas Avena |TKO (punches) |Bellator 96 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:55 |Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 11-4 |Roger Huerta |TKO (punches) |UWF 1: Huerta vs. War Machine | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 3:09 |Pharr, Texas, United States | |- |Loss |align=center| 10-4 |John Alessio |Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) |Tachi Palace Fights 5 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 2:24 |Lemoore, California, United States | |- |Loss |align=center| 10-3 |David Mitchell |Decision (split) |Tachi Palace Fights 1 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Lemoore, California, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 10-2 |Mikey Gomez |TKO (strikes) |XFC 9: Evolution | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 0:13 |Tampa, Florida, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 9-2 |Erick Montano |Submission (armbar) |Total Combat 33 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 0:47 |Mexico City, Mexico | |- |Win |align=center| 8-2 |Tim Woods |Submission (rear-naked choke) |UWC 6: Capital Punishment | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 4:16 |Fairfax, Virginia, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 7-2 |Guillaume DeLorenzi |Submission (rear-naked choke) |XMMA 7: Inferno | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:13 |Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |- |Win |align=center| 6-2 |David Anderson |KO (punches) |Desert Rage 4 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:26 |Yuma, Arizona, United States | |- |Loss |align=center| 5-2 |Yoshiyuki Yoshida |Technical Submission (anaconda choke) |UFC 84 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:56 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 5-1 |Jared Rollins |KO (punches) |The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 2:01 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 4-1 |RJ Gamez |TKO (strikes) |Total Combat 16: Annihilation | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:09 |San Diego, California, United States | |- |Loss |align=center| 3-1 |Mike O'Donnell |Submission (armbar) |GFC: Team Gracie vs Team Hammer House | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 4:02 |Columbus, Ohio, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 3-0 |Andrew Ramirez |TKO (corner stoppage) |Total Combat 9 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| N/A |Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |- |Win |align=center| 2-0 |Frank Duffy |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Total Combat 4 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| N/A |Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |- |Win |align=center| 1-0 |Angel Santibanez |TKO (punch) |Total Combat 2 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:00 |Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |-

Championships and accomplishments

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