--- description: Jonathan Koppenhaver is facing 32 felony charges in a Las Vegas court for the alleged attack title: War Machine, Jonathan Koppenhaver, Facing 32 Counts for Alleged Attack image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71d54cd17a6f1f10/69869fcecd804dd8a5ccc604/jonathan-koppenhaver.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Mixed Martial Arts](/tag/mixed-martial-arts/) ## Mixed Martial Arts Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # MMA Fighter Could Face Life in Prison if Convicted for Savage Domestic Attack by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 3, 2014 11:52 PM CUT  Johathan Koppenhaver who appeared in UFC's Ultimate Fighter TV show in 2007. Johathan Koppenhaver who appeared in UFC's Ultimate Fighter TV show in 2007.Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department/AP by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 3, 2014 11:52 PM CUT A former MMA fighter who goes by War Machine was informed of the 32 felony charges he’s facing in Las Vegas on [Wednesday](http://espn.go.com/mma/story/%5F/id/11460495/war-machine-appears-court-faces-life-jail "undefined") following an August attack on his ex-girlfriend. If convicted, the 32-year-old could face a life sentence for charges of attempted murder, domestic battery by strangulation, first-degree kidnapping, and sexual assault, ESPN [reports](http://espn.go.com/mma/story/%5F/id/11460495/war-machine-appears-court-faces-life-jail "undefined"). In August, War Machine, whose birth name is Jonathan Koppenhaver, allegedly [attacked his former girlfriend, adult film star Christy Mack](http://time.com/3103695/christy-mack-jon-koppenhaver-war-machine-domestic-violence-prevention/ "undefined"). Mack posted graphic images of her injuries following the attack on social media. After a weeklong hunt, Koppenhaver was [arrested in a California suburb](http://time.com/3125207/mma-fighter-war-machine-manhunt/ "undefined"). Though he legally changed his name to War Machine in 2008, ESPN reports, he is being referred to by his birth name, Jonathan Koppenhaver, in the Las Vegas court. Koppenhaver was a contestant on the UFC reality series _The Ultimate Fighter_, and has served time before in 2012, for attempt to commit battery with substantial bodily harm. \[[ESPN](http://espn.go.com/mma/story/%5F/id/11460495/war-machine-appears-court-faces-life-jail "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3265754/mma-fighter-could-face-life-in-prison-if-convicted-for-savage-domestic-attack/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3265754/mma-fighter-could-face-life-in-prison-if-convicted-for-savage-domestic-attack/"},"headline":"MMA Fighter Could Face Life in Prison if Convicted for Savage Domestic Attack","datePublished":"2014-09-03T23:52:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:59:58.640Z","description":"Jonathan Koppenhaver is facing 32 felony charges in a Las Vegas court for the alleged attack","url":"https://time.com/3265754/mma-fighter-could-face-life-in-prison-if-convicted-for-savage-domestic-attack/","keywords":["Mixed Martial Arts","Crime","Sports topic","mma","domestic violence","justice"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71d54cd17a6f1f10/69869fcecd804dd8a5ccc604/jonathan-koppenhaver.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71d54cd17a6f1f10/69869fcecd804dd8a5ccc604/jonathan-koppenhaver.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jonathan Koppenhaver","caption":"Jonathan Koppenhaver","creditText":"Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/mixed-martial-arts/","name":"Mixed Martial Arts"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3265754/mma-fighter-could-face-life-in-prison-if-convicted-for-savage-domestic-attack/","name":"MMA Fighter Could Face Life in Prison if Convicted for Savage Domestic Attack"}}]}] ```