Former UFC fighter Jon “War Machine” Koppenhaver arrested on battery charges in Las V

[MattHughesRocks]

February 9, 2009 by Sam Caplan

Former UFC welterweight Jon Koppenhaver, now legally known as War Machine, has found himself in more legal trouble.

A source speaking on the condition of anonymity informed FiveOuncesOfPain.com early Monday morning that Koppenhaver had been arrested by Las Vegas Metro Police over the weekend.

Jay Rivera, a representative with the Public Information Office of the Metro Police Department, confirmed that Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver was arrested Saturday, February 8 at approximately 4 a.m. local time. According to Rivera, a citizen’s arrest was made of Koppenhaver on charges of misdemeanor battery.

Koppenhaver, a cast member on the sixth season of The Ultimate Fighter, had received three years probation and was ordered to pay $2,300 in restitution last February for his felony assault of Darren Zutkow outside a California gym in September of 2007.

Known for his often-erratic messages left via his official MySpace account, Koppenhaver recently was released by the Bellator Fighting Championships following a blog in which he endorsed a potential assassination of United States President Barack Obama.

Koppenhaver, 6-2, had been signed by Bellator as a participant in its upcoming eight-man welterweight tournament, which is scheduled to commence in April.

The current Las Vegas resident had also been released from his contract with the UFC after reportedly turning down a fight against Brandon Wolff and then also publicly speculating about the death of former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner.

http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/02/...-in-las-vegas/

his name is no longer Jon Koppenhaver, his name is War Machine.

Wow...

the police have him booked as his old name, i wonder if he changed it back?

[MattHughesRocks]

Or if he really legally changed it in the first place.

Originally Posted by MattHughesRocks

Or if he really legally changed it in the first place.

Good point, who knows with this character.

[Bonnie]

It seems like he is his own worst enemy.

Maybe he should change his name to "Dumb Ass".

Later.

http://www.tmz.com/2009/02/10/war-ma...g-at-gay-club/

at a gay bar no less.

Originally Posted by atomdanger

http://www.tmz.com/2009/02/10/war-ma...g-at-gay-club/

at a gay bar no less.