Former MMA fighter gets life sentence for assaulting porn star ex-girlfriend


  • World
  • Tuesday, 06 Jun 2017

LOS ANGELES: A former mixed martial arts fighter known as "War Machine" was jailed for life on Monday following his conviction for the brutal sexual assault and beating of his porn-star ex-girlfriend in 2014.

The 35-year-old fighter, whose real name Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver, had been found guilty by a jury in March of 29 felony counts related to the attacks of his ex-girlfriend Christy Mack and her friend Corey Thomas.

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