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War Machine is an American

United States

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Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

and former pornographic actor. He was a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra
The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra is the sixth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, and premiered on September 19, 2007 on Spike TV, after UFC Fight Night 11. This season features only welterweight fighters...

.

Personal life

On The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra

The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra is the sixth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, and premiered on September 19, 2007 on Spike TV, after UFC Fight Night 11. This season features only welterweight fighters...

, War Machine discussed how, as a thirteen year old boy, he unsuccessfully performed CPR on his father, only to witness him die during the process.

In August 2000, Koppenhaver briefly attended The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, before being expelled. War Machine has also had several scrapes with legal authorities. 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 February 2009, War Machine began work as a topless VIP lounge bottle server at the alternative nightclub, Krave, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Koppenhaver legally changed his name to "War Machine."

On July 16, 2010, Koppenhaver was sentenced to one year in 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. Koppenhaver was recently released after serving his one year sentence in San Diego's

San Diego County, California

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George Bailey Detention Facility in administrative segregation.

The Ultimate Fighter

War Machine was a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra
The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra is the sixth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, and premiered on September 19, 2007 on Spike TV, after UFC Fight Night 11. This season features only welterweight fighters...

, fighting on Team Serra. War Machine was not part of the original sixteen fighters initially picked for the show; instead, he was brought in as a replacement when Roman Mitichyan

Roman Mitichyan

Roman Mitichyan is an Armenian-American professional mixed martial artist HyeFighter, actor and stuntman. He briefly appeared on Spike TV's reality show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs...

broke his elbow during evaluations and was sent home. War Machine was eliminated in the first round of the show by Tommy Speer

Tommy Speer

Tommy Speer is an American professional mixed martial artist. He received national exposure on The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting as a member of Team Hughes.-The Ultimate Fighter:...

. War Machine used a Rear Naked Choke, but with the massive amount of blood dripping, he could not tighten the hold enough to make Speer tap, Speer went on to win the decision. The choke was controversial because it appeared that Speer had tapped, although the referee did not stop the fight.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In War Machine's official UFC debut, he defeated Jared Rollins

Jared Rollins

Jared Rollins is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was formerly a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Hughes. He received his brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from the São Paulo based lotus club jiu-jitsu camp and black belt professor...

in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale, also referred to as The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale, was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 8, 2007...

via TKO at 2:01 of the third round. War Machine and Rollins both received 25k due to winning fight of the night honors. His last UFC fight was at UFC 84

UFC 84

UFC 84: Ill Will was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 24, 2008, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Overview:...

against Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Yoshiyuki Yoshida

is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the welterweight division. A student of former Shooto competitor Noboru Asahi, he has competed in Shooto, Cage Force, and the UFC...

in which he lost via submission in the first round.

He was released from the UFC after comments made about the death of Evan Tanner

Evan Tanner

Evan Loyd Tanner was an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a former UFC Middleweight and USWF Heavyweight champion with a professional record of 32 wins and 8 losses...

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 his fight career. 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

Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...

. His MySpace

MySpace

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blog cited disparaging comments about President Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

-- including his "hopes someone smokes that [expletive] (President Barack Obama) and every president to come" -- as the cause for his non-participation in their upcoming tournament.

Independent Promotions

Phil Baroni

Philip George Baroni is an American mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 14–14–0. Baroni has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he holds a record of 3–7–0. Also he has fought in the PRIDE FC where he holds a record of 4–2–0...

was set to fight undefeated fighter Guillaume de Lorenzi in the main event, held by XMMA on February 27, 2009. However, Baroni was forced to withdraw from the bout, due to Baroni being signed by Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

. War Machine was asked to step in and fight Lorenzi, War Machine took the fight on short notice and won via submission in the first round.

War Machine fought Tim Woods (4–1) on April 25, 2009 at UWC 6: Capital Punishment in Fairfax, Virginia

Fairfax, Virginia

The City of Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City is nevertheless the county seat....

. War Machine won the fight by Submission (rear naked choke) at 4:16 of Round 2. He then defeated Erik Montano at a Total Combat event in Mexico City, War Machine again won the fight with a rear naked choke submission.

On June 20, 2009 War Machine was set to fight Roger Bowling

Roger Bowling (fighter)

Roger Bowling is an American mixed martial artist. Currently, Bowling trains with Team Vision based in Ohio.-Mixed martial arts career:...

. However Roger broke his hand a couple weeks before the event and was not cleared to fight. The two agreed to fight later in the year. They were then set to fight at XFC 9 in Tampa, Florida

Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

on September 5, where it was to be the main event and would broadcast live over HDNet.com

HDNet

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. Bowling again was injured and pulled from the fight. War Machine stated he will not try and fight Bowling again and will move on in his career as well as verbally attacking the manger of Bowling.

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

Jacob McClintock

Jacob Patrick McClintock is an American mixed martial artist. McClintock is a welterweight fighter and has a record of 6-2, all six win have been stopped in round one. He is most known for his stint with Bellator Fighting Championships...

, 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

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that WM left a comment on his Twitter

Twitter

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saying he would not be turning up to the event to fight Tex Johnson.

On May 15, 2010 War Machine then faced Zach Light

Zach Light

Zach Light is an American mixed martial artist, who fights at Welterweight. He has fought in a number of organizations including the Ultimate Fighting Championship, World Extreme Cagefighting, bodogFight and Strikeforce.-Biography:...

at BAMMA 3

BAMMA 3

BAMMA 3: WATSON vs. HORWICH was a mixed martial arts event held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on May 15, 2010 at the LG Arena in Birmingham, England. It featured three title fights, and was headlined by Matt Horwich and Tom Watson...

in Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

, England

England

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and defeated him in the first round via submission (rear naked choke).

On July 9, 2010 War Machine Filled in as a late replacement to fight John Alessio

John Alessio

John Paul Alessio is a Canadian mixed martial artist who currently competes as a Welterweight. Alessio has fought for many of the major MMA promotions, including WEC, UFC, PRIDE, KOTC, MFC and DREAM.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...

with 5 days notice at Tachi Palace Fights 5: Stars and Strikes in Lemoore, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. War Machine lost in the third round via submission (rear naked choke) and refused to tap and fell unconscious to the submission.

On November 26, 2011 War Machine Faced Roger Huerta

Roger Huerta

Roger Huerta , is an American mixed martial artist. He initially gained exposure by competing in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and later Bellator Fighting Championships.-Early life:...

at UWF 1: Huerta Vs War Machine In Pharr, Texas

Pharr, Texas

Pharr is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 70,400. Pharr is connected by bridge to the Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas...

War Machine Defeated Huerta By TKO In Round 3.

Pornographic film career and legal troubles

On February 22, 2008, Koppenhaver's San Diego defense attorney arranged a lenient fine and probationary sentence for a prior assault which could have ended his fighting career, if charged as a felony.

On 31 October 2009, Koppenhaver announced that he would pursue a career in pornographic films along with fighting mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

. War Machine, on the internet stated the following:

"So I said fuck it! I signed with LA Direct Models
LA Direct Models
LA Direct Models is the adult industry's largest talent agency.It was formed in 2000 by pornographic actor Derek Hay, initially as a London-based agency that booked adult work in the United States for British females. The following year, once demand had grown, Hay and his porn actress...

this week and today I did my first porn scene! (laugh out loud)
I shot for Digital Playground with their girl Riley Steele
Riley Steele
Riley Steele is an American pornographic actress.Steele grew up in Escondido, California, United States, and before starting her adult film career worked at Starbucks and at a golf course snack bar. She met porn star Jesse Jane at the signing for Pirates, where Jane advised her to get into the...

, was fucking awesome!
I was nervous as shit but I came through.
I'm still gonna fight, just gonna do this too because fighting isn't quite enough money and you all know I ain't trying to work! In life I have come to learn that all I enjoy is eating, sleeping, fighting and fucking!
Fuck it! I'm living the dream, getting PAID to fight and fuck! What more could I ask for?"

On 28 November, War Machine was reported to what witnesses have said, "gone crazy" at porn actress Brooke Haven

Brooke Haven

__notoc__Brooke Haven is an American pornographic actress.Haven grew up in Sonora, California and lived there until she turned 19, when she moved to San Francisco to start working as a stripper. She worked at a club called Deja Vu for three and a half years...

's birthday party. He attacked several people and ran off before the police came. Here is what he said about the situation on his Twitter.

"Fuck...last night was NOT good...lil' misunderstanding and then WM was back in effect and the bodies hit the floor. I'm fucked...Pretty sure my porn days are over. Prolly be going to jail too...when they find me...haha!"

On December 1, Las Vegas Police Department issued a warrant out for his arrest.

On February 28, 2010, Koppenhaver was arrested in Point Loma in San Diego, California

San Diego, California

San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...

after pushing a bar owner and destroying several glasses in the bar. Witnesses said that Koppenhaver became agitated after a bar tender asked for a second form of identification

Identification

Identification or Identify may refer to:* Body identification* Combat Identification* Eyewitness identification* Forensic identification* Gender identity* Hazard Identification...

when Koppenhaver handed her his driver's license

Driver's license

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which used the name "War Machine" (since he had legally changed his name). Koppenhaver then became “irritated” and made a swiping motion with his hand over the bar, knocking over and shattering several bottles and glasses. The bartender said the glass hit various parts of her body, which caused some injuries. Before leaving the bar, Koppenhaver allegedly shoved another woman who was later identified as the bar's owner.

On March 31, 2010, he was again arrested in San Diego, California

San Diego, California

under suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a confrontation at a Pacific Beach bar.

The incident allegedly occurred when Koppenhaver was involved in an altercation with several individuals at the Pacific Beach bar and the bar's bouncer attempted to separate them. The bouncer testified in court that Koppenhaver then punched him in the face, giving him a split lip and several loose teeth. A bar security camera captured footage of Koppenhaver then proceeding outside the bar to fight the individuals before being coaxed by his friends to stop. Koppehaver then was seen breaking free and going back on the attack against the individuals. The bouncer at the bar testified that his conduct was "beyond aggressive ... crazy almost."

It was reported that officers had to place a bag over his head to keep him from spitting at them. Koppenhaver responded by way of his Twitter

Twitter

account saying:
"Why the spit bag? Fuck if I know!?? I never spit! lol...they just put it on to be dicks and/or disguise who I was...??

Jail Sentence

On July 16th, 2010, Koppenhaver was sentenced to one year in the county jail for a felony assault conviction stemming from an 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

San Diego County, California

George Bailey Detention Facility, and served time in administrative segregation.

Since going to jail, Koppenhaver has maintained his Twitter

Twitter

account as well as a blog documenting his time in jail. In this blog, he has stated that he believes "The oppression of MEN is worse than oppression of Jews

Jews

The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...

in Nazi germany

Nazi Germany

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, worse than the slavery

Slavery

Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation...

of Blacks in early America... I'm not exaggerating either." Koppenhaver has also described how he was sent into administrative segregation due to jail policy violations but decided to voluntarily remain there until the end of his sentence.

Koppenhaver was released from county jail on July 15, 2011.

Mixed martial arts record

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United States Roger Huerta

Roger Huerta

Pharr, Texas

Pharr is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 70,400. Pharr is connected by bridge to the Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Canada John Alessio

John Alessio

Lemoore, California

Lemoore is a city in Kings County, California, United States. Lemoore is located west-southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of 230 feet . It is part of the Hanford–Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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United States Zach Light

Zach Light

| Technical submission (rear naked choke)
| BAMMA 3

BAMMA 3

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|Birmingham, England
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Lemoore, California

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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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United States Mikey Gomez

Mikey Gomez

Carlos Michael Gomez is an Paraguayian mixed martial arts fighter. Fighting out of Gracie Barra in Temecula, California Gomez has fought for many top promotions such as Bellator Fighting Championships, Xtreme Fighting Championships, and Elite XC.Gomez holds notable wins over Matt Brown, Jeremy...

Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Argentina Erik Montano
| Submission (armbar)
| Total Combat 33
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|align=center| 0:47
|Mexico City, Mexico
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Fairfax, Virginia

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Yuma, Arizona

Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the state, and the population of the city was 77,515 at the 2000 census, with a 2008 Census Bureau estimated population of 90,041....

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Japan Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Yoshiyuki Yoshida

is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the welterweight division. A student of former Shooto competitor Noboru Asahi, he has competed in Shooto, Cage Force, and the UFC...

| Technical submission (anaconda choke)
| UFC 84

UFC 84

UFC 84: Ill Will was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 24, 2008, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Overview:...

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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United States Jared Rollins

Jared Rollins

| KO (punches)
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra Finale

Las Vegas, Nevada

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

|UFC Debut, Fight Of The Night Honor
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San Diego, California

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|align=center| 3–0
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United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|align=center| 2–0
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United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|align=center| 1–0
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United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

External links

War Machine's The Ultimate Fighter bio

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