MMA fighter War Machine gets life for assaulting ex girlfriend
A US mixed-martial arts combatant
known as War Machine has been jailed for life for kidnapping, and
sexually assaulting his former girlfriend in 2014.
Jonathan Paul
Koppenhaver was found guilty in March of attacking Christy Mack and her
friend Corey Thomas after accusing them of having an affair.
Ms Mack suffered a fractured eye socket and nose, broken ribs and lost teeth.
In a statement to the court Koppenhaver expressed remorse, attributing the attack to anxiety and depression.
He compared himself to former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who killed himself in prison earlier this year while serving a life sentence for murder.
"Not a day goes by that I don't seriously regret all those things
that I did. I was a very, very lost, very empty person," Koppenhaver
told the Las Vegas court.
"And to top it off, something's not right with my head. Plain and simple."
His
comments are in contrast to comments made on Twitter in March, when he
said he was unfazed at the possibility of receiving "some type of life
sentence".
Ms
Mack met Koppenhaver in 2013 when she was a well-known porn actress.
Koppenhaver had also worked occasionally in the industry. But their
relationship soon deteriorated, with Ms Mack accusing the wrestler of
becoming abusive.
Ms Mack - who also suffered liver and leg
injuries in the assault - told the court that she will be in fear for
her life if Koppenhaver is allowed to leave prison.
"I do know when he gets out, he will kill me," she said.
Koppenhaver,
35, will only be considered for parole after 36 years in jail. The
wrestler won 14 of his 19 mixed martial arts fights.
He was
convicted on 29 counts including kidnap and attempted rape. The jury was
unable to agree on two counts of attempted murder.
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