War Machine

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.

On August 8, 2014, Bellator MMA announced the release of War Machine after he assaulted his former girlfriend Christy Mack.

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. War Machine had been in a relationship with Mack the previous year. Mack alleged that it was War Machine who carried out the attack. According to Mack, War Machine also attempted to rape her. On August 15, War Machine was arrested in Simi Valley, California, by U.S. Marshals and Simi Valley police. His trial, originally scheduled for September 2015, was postponed twice before beginning in February 2017. 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. War Machine was represented by Jay Leiderman and Brandon Sua. 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.

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. 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. The incident occurred on the same day he was supposed to appear in court to discuss a plea deal.

He was set to make his Bellator debut on January 17, 2013 against Paul Daley when 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 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.

After going to jail, War Machine maintained his Twitter account as well as a blog documenting his time in jail. 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.

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. War Machine was expected to fight Karl Amoussou in the opening round of the welterweight tournament at Bellator 63. 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.

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

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 San Diego's George Bailey Detention Facility and served time in solitary confinement.

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 cancelled the fight so he could fight on October 8, 2009 against David Mitchell.

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, War Machine revealed that he had signed with LA Direct Models and made his debut scene with pornographic actress Riley Steele. Between 2009 and 2010, War Machine appeared in twelve adult films. War Machine was featured in the January 2014 issue of Hustler Magazine in a nude pictorial with his future girlfriend, pornographic actress Christy Mack.

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.

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

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.

In August 2000, Koppenhaver 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, Koppenhaver claimed that he had been earning high marks at The Citadel.

War Machine (born Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver, November 30, 1981) is an American former professional mixed martial artist and former pornographic actor who has been convicted on multiple felony charges including sexual assault. In MMA, he competed in the Welterweight division. He was a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra as part of Team Serra and also competed for Bellator MMA, Tachi Palace Fights, BAMMA, and the Xtreme Fighting Championships. In 2008, he legally changed his name to "War Machine". In March 2017, he was convicted on 29 felony counts after assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her lover during a 2014 incident. He was sentenced to life in prison on June 5, 2017.