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Yeah, she must really hate herself, apparently hes beat her before and cheated on her. She mustn't feel like she deserves to be with someone better. Sad really but a lot of women (men too) feel like that.

I'm wondering what makes you say this kind of nonsense.

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

I don't buy this. Christy Mack fucks other men, wins awards, and receives constant praise from her fans. I wouldn't say she was isolated and depraved.

What if some women are just turned on by dominant men? I think the most likely scenario is that Christy Mack was always sort of turned on by Koppenhaver's behavior, but he just went way too far this time. She made a conscious choice to engage in a relationship with a professional fighter who had a violent history, including violence towards women. She took a risk and it went sour.

Did she deserve to get beaten up like this due to her poor choice in men? Of course not. If Koppenhaver wasn't in fear of his life, then he should be locked up for a long time. I'm just saying that Christy Mack made some poor choices and should learn from them. Assuming she was being unwittingly manipulated the whole time is more demeaning towards her, in my opinion.

There isn't a single thing she did wrong or lessons she should learn. Abusive partners come in every form. They were also already exes anyway from what I've read.

Don't speak for her and what she may have seen in him. Everything that went wrong here is on the abuser.

 

[Glorified G]

Here's his YouTube channel. You could say he's slightly unstable.

YouTube channel is called "Alpha Male Shit"?

 

[Kreunt]

If his life was in danger why didn't he just leave instead of beating and hospitalizing her?

 

[Chie Satonaka]

If his life was in danger why didn't he just leave instead of beating and hospitalizing her?

The entire story is just weird, right? I mean, this guy beats people up for a living. That's what he does. No fakey pro wrestling stuff, he knows how to hurt people. And his excuse is some other dude was there and he was somehow fighting for his life, and SHE'S the one who looks like she's been in a car crash, and he's in hiding?

Doesn't pass the smell test.

 

[Lonewolf_92]

War is one of those people that they don't want in the world, but need. He's a warrior. If there was a legit war going on, you'd want people like him defending you.

LOL. Thanks for the laugh! Undisciplined garbage who can't keep his head like him is the last thing you want "If there was a legit war going on". There's miles of difference between being in a sport like MMA and being on a firing line fighting for your life.

 

[Ixion]

Don't speak for her and what she may have seen in him. Everything that went wrong here is on the abuser.

It doesn't matter what she liked in him. What matters is that she knew what he was about, which was that he was a violent criminal.

It's similar to someone who leaves their door unlocked in a neighborhood with a high crime rate and receives an intruder. They didn't deserve an intruder and the intruder should be punished, but the owner of the house should learn from their mistake. Sure, you can campaign for more security and less crime, but you still need to be responsible in the mean time.

 

[oneHeero]

It doesn't matter what she liked in him. What matters is that she knew what he was about, which was that he was a violent criminal.

It's similar to someone who leaves their door unlocked in a neighborhood with a high crime rate and receives an intruder. They didn't deserve an intruder and the intruder should be punished, but the owner of the house should learn from their mistake.

Don't bring logic here.

Jokes aside I can definitely see your point, you aren't siding w anything warmachine did nor are you faulting Christy, but you'll likely get seen as you are blaming the victim or something.

Regardless, this dude is a punk for eveeything he did.

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

It doesn't matter what she liked in him. What matters is that she knew what he was about, which was that he was a violent criminal.

It's similar to someone who leaves their door unlocked in a neighborhood with a high crime rate and receives an intruder. They didn't deserve an intruder and the intruder should be punished, but the owner of the house should learn from their mistake. Sure, you can campaign for more security and less crime, but you still need to be responsible in the mean time.

You're really hitting all the victim blaming cliches here.

you'll likely get seen as you are blaming the victim or something.

Because he is. Maybe she thought he changed. Who knows, but it doesn't matter. All that matters is he beat the fuck out of her, and we're talking about her poor decision making? They were already exes anyway!

 

[Blader]

I don't buy this. Christy Mack fucks other men, wins awards, and receives constant praise from her fans. I wouldn't say she was isolated and depraved.

What if some women are just turned on by dominant men? I think the most likely scenario is that Christy Mack was always sort of turned on by Koppenhaver's behavior, but he just went way too far this time. She made a conscious choice to engage in a relationship with a professional fighter who had a violent history, including violence towards women. She took a risk and it went sour.

Did she deserve to get beaten up like this due to her poor choice in men? Of course not. If Koppenhaver wasn't in fear of his life, then he should be locked up for a long time. I'm just saying that Christy Mack made some poor choices and should learn from them. Assuming she was being unwittingly manipulated the whole time is more demeaning towards her, in my opinion.

No, of course she deserved it, right? Otherwise why blame her for dating him in the first place? What's the point of placing any blame in this situation on the victim unless to say it was her fault and she, in some part, deserved it?

Also, what's the half-life of poor relationship choices? Because they've been broken up for months now, so how much longer does she shoulder the burden of choosing this guy to date in the first place before we can shift blame completely to him?

 

[Unbound By Death]

No, that's what made the story sound like bullshit.

Yea that makes no sense

 

[Chumly]

I used to train at the same Gym as War Machine. True story. He used to walk around the gym kicking people's dogs if they were in front of him when he was walking around. I remember people would just kind of accept it. Sad.

Of course, this was long ago, before his first UFC fight or even being on Ultimate Fighter. But still says alot about his character.

Real gem of a human being.

That's horrible. I would never want someone kicking my dog while my dog is spotting me at the gym.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

What. The. Fuck.

 

[Dr.Acula]

If his life was in danger why didn't he just leave instead of beating and hospitalizing her?

The entire story is just weird, right? I mean, this guy beats people up for a living. That's what he does. No fakey pro wrestling stuff, he knows how to hurt people. And his excuse is some other dude was there and he was somehow fighting for his life, and SHE'S the one who looks like she's been in a car crash, and he's in hiding?

Doesn't pass the smell test.

I think he meant to spin it that he found her beaten by someone, he fought the dude off (fighting for his life), and then he had to run from the police because no one would believe him.

Of course Mack lived and identified him as the culprit, so whoops.

 

[Freezasaurus]

This guy's a fucking lunatic. A professional fighter doesn't take that shit outside of the gym / arena / what have you. The fact that he did this to someone he supposedly loves implies that he doesn't know the meaning of the word and was just using her to feed his own ego.

 

[VoxPop]

So War Machine posted this on his instagram a week or two before the meltdown

 

[Chie Satonaka]

So War Machine posted this on his instagram a week or two before the meltdown

Before this incident, I had no idea who this guy was.

And in the little time I've become familiar with him, I've decided he's fucking insane sauce. Lock him the hell away from everybody. He's dangeous.

 

[enzo_gt]

So War Machine posted this on his instagram a week or two before the meltdown

"#WILLKILL"

..unbelievable

 

[Freezasaurus]

Before this incident, I had no idea who this guy was.

And in the little time I've become familiar with him, I've decided he's fucking insane sauce. Lock him the hell away from everybody. He's dangeous.

Now that I think about it, I do vaguely remember when he was on TUF. When they toss him in prison, they need to place a tv just outside his cell that loops the footage of him getting choked out. All day, every day.

 

[Timedog]

Hows that witch hunt going?

Witch hunt?

 

[Surface of Me]

I hope Dawg the bounty hunter maces his face into oblivion.

 

[Phat Michael]

Now that I think about it, I do vaguely remember when he was on TUF. When they toss him in prison, they need to place a tv just outside his cell that loops the footage of him getting choked out. All day, every day.

he was a late sub for someone that got injured in the first fight. Guy seemed a little off and a bit stupid from the get go.

 

[Pathos]

Witch hunt?

Dog the Bounty Hunter was let out

 

[sappyday]

I seriously hope this dude faces the worst imaginable pain he has ever felt in his entire life.

 

[Golgo 13]

Why are people bringing dogs to the gym?

It's an MMA gym, so it also functions as a social hub for the fighters and members. People hang out, talk, watch fight tapes, etc.

 

[ramuh]

Ahh shit. Dog the Bounty hunter is going after his ass! lol.

 

[terribletwo]

That's horrible. I would never want someone kicking my dog while my dog is spotting me at the gym.

oh my

can't stop laughing at this

 

[kutthoat5150]

Ahh shit. Dog the Bounty hunter is going after his ass! lol.

get steven segal on the job as well, I've been missing some neck snapping action from him

 

[Casimir]

get steven segal on the job as well, I've been missing some neck snapping action from him

So someone can empathize with how WM loss in the ring?

 

[Velcro Fly]

So War Machine posted this on his instagram a week or two before the meltdown

holy shit

 

[malfcn]

I somehow came across a TMZ page.
WM jokes about killing Mack.

He talks about his Mack tattoo. TMZ asks what would happen if things didn't work out.
"I would just kill her, and then put R.I.P...this is a memorial to my dead girlfriend."

Not cool.

 

[KingMayuke]

Technically they were both just doing their jobs.

 

[Phat Michael]

Technically they were both just doing their jobs.

her job was to get beaten up and raped and nearly killed?

his job is to beat up civilians outside the cage?

 

[Surface of Me]

Technically they were both just doing their jobs.

Goodbye, scum.

 

[Giolon]

Technically they were both just doing their jobs.

You might want to rethink that...I hope you rethink that.

 

[red731]

Technically they were both just doing their jobs.

The fuck?

I feel sorry for her. He looks like a huge self centered douche.

 

[malfcn]

Technically they were both just doing their jobs.

His job isn't to assault people.
And neither is it her job to be assaulted.
Goodbye.

 

[Wazzy]

Technically they were both just doing their jobs.

These shitty posts just keep coming.

Hope your account was worth it.

 

[xbhaskarx]

So War Machine posted this on his instagram a week or two before the meltdown

I somehow came across a TMZ page.
WM jokes about killing Mack.

He talks about his Mack tattoo. TMZ asks what would happen if things didn't work out.
"I would just kill her, and then put R.I.P...this is a memorial to my dead girlfriend."

Not cool.

You guys just don't understand him, he's misunderstood and needs a hug.

 

[Delta Assault]

Despite this horrible incident, she will go back with him.

I just...

...why would you post something like this?

 

[Chuckie]

Despite this horrible incident, she will go back with him.

She already broke up with him a while ago. Now he beats her up horribly...and suddenly she will go back with him? I really doubt that.

 

[malfcn]

Despite this horrible incident, she will go back with him.

She tried to get away this time.

 

[xxracerxx]

Despite this horrible incident, she will go back with him.

What the fuck man?

 

[sappyday]

Despite this horrible incident, she will go back with him.

You think that's a symptom that domestically abused woman just have or what?

 

[Wazzy]

Despite this horrible incident, she will go back with him.

Stop speaking for her.

 

[Funky Papa]

It's like some people don't give the smallest thought to what they post in a thread that already has more bodies than a Chinese cemetery.

 

[ShironRedshift]

Tragic. Hope she's able to make a quick and full recovery.

For anyone believing any word that is coming out of "War Machine's" mouth, including that he was there to propose or that she cheated, I hope you'll read below as I deal with someone like him on a daily basis.

My sister is former military, now VP at a very well known nation-wide company. She is beautiful, smart, extremely rich, successful, the total package. She is living with one of the Presidents of the same company (they met at their current positions) and they are now engaged. My sister is an abused woman and the situations she has been in are very similar to Christy Mack. I have tried so hard to get her to leave this man, but she thinks they are soul mates, believes that she is the problem (through his mental abuse) and forgives any abuse inflicted upon her.

Her fiancee is a professional victim after any situation takes place. I've confronted him many times and all he does is make excuses. He says she pushes his buttons or it's her fault he feels jealous. He goes from beating the living hell out of her to treating her like a princess. Despite being very attractive and desired, she has low self esteem. She thinks, at the age of 36 with kids, that no good man will want her (her fiancee is like 49 - a body builder with severe roid rage) and nobody can convince her otherwise.

One time he beat her and nearly choked her to death after he had gone through her phone and found out my parents went to dinner with her and one of her male employees while in New York (they were also broken up at the time). No matter what anyone said, he was convinced she had cheated on him. She doesn't go to the hospital after these episodes (to protect him), even though I beg her to and works from home if she has bruises.

Every day I am afraid that one day he will go even further and actually kill her. He has beaten her severely in front of her kids and his. Recently, he called me after one of his rampages and I told him if I ever have evidence of his actions I will report him to his place of employment and the media (his job is high up enough that it would matter), but I doubt I will ever have the chance. My sister has sent my parents gruesome photos but they don't want to upset her so they won't give them to me. He tries to buy our family off because he has many connections and more money than he knows what to do with but I refuse to accept anything from him. I have told him many times that if he goes to therapy and changes his ways, our family will learn to love and accept him because my sister does. He says he wants that but has yet to actually get help.

Anyway, to stop derailing the thread and get back to the topic at hand, you can't believe anything War Machine says. In his mind, he is always right and she is always the "cause of" their issues or the "problem". I wouldn't doubt that he broke up with her and she felt drawn to him so she still went places with him and may have been working on getting back together. It has happened many times with my sister and every time they break up, I hope that he will just disappear. Having a man over at her house, no matter what they were doing or what relationship they had, would immediately be taken as cheating or being disrespectful even if they were broken up. With regard to the ring, I doubt he had one, but if he did... it just shows how mentally off he is. He uses things like this to "fix her" and show others that he is the good guy.

I'm sad that Christy Mack was beaten so severely but I hope it will be the close call she needs to get out of the relationship with him for good. Otherwise, considering how far he went this time, I'm afraid the next time will not end very well.

Real sorry to hear all that. I really hope that things manage to work out for your sister. Absolutely no one deserves to be treated that way, especially not by someone who claims to love you. Just terrible.

 

[Wazzy]

It's not a matter of women going back to their abusers. We know many do and she's done it previously. However, he has stabbed her, almost raped her and beaten her severely. He'll be going to jail once he is caught. You cannot speak for her and try and tell us what she'll do. What is more concerning is that she get's better.

What? How?

What do you mean how?

You're saying what she will do when you don't know anything. She broke up with and was trying to get away from him and he tried to kill her.

 

[Phat Michael]

TBH - War Machine is NOT the kind of guy who will just blend in. He will keep tweeting and letting people know what hes doing and he will get caught eventually. he is going away for a LONG time after this. Way too many strikes and he has had all his chances...i think he will be doing around 5-10 years or so once he is caught. (well i hope so anyway)

 

[NinjaBoiX]

I still can't believe he calls himself "War Machine" tbh.