Christy Mack opens up about horrific domestic violence attack
Christy Mack has opened up in horrific detail about the night her ex-boyfriend, MMA fighter War Machine, allegedly viciously beat her and a male friend while in her home in Las Vegas last year.
The adult film star and model told Real Sports Bryant Gumbel that she feared if War Machine (born Jon Koppenhaver) ever got out of prison he would kill her.
The alleged assault was revealed ten days after August 8, 2014, when police in Clark County, Nevada, released documents containing a written statement given by Mack.
On the night of August 8, Mack was in bed with her friend, Corey Thomas, when War Machine allegedly entered her home and beat Mr Thomas before turning his attention to her.
Mack had called 911 and put her phone on a nearby table. In the recording she can be heard screaming. During the alleged attack, Mack’s liver was ruptured due to being kicked in the side.
She also claimed War Machine intended to rape her but was unable to maintain an erection.
War Machine was arrested on August 15 in California, and is currently in jail awaiting trial for 32 criminal charges including attempted murder with a deadly weapon, sexual assault and kidnapping with a deadly weapon – all of which relate to the alleged beating.
During the interview with Gumbel Mack said that during her on-again, off-again relationship with War Machine, he regularly put her in a chokehold — a move common in his sport — and that she never fought back when she was allegedly attacked because she knew she couldn’t defend herself.
In a letter to HBO Sports, War Machine defended his actions, claiming he was “ambushed” when he walked into Mack’s home.
In October 2014, War Machine attempted suicide in prison. A note released by TMZ stated he was hurt by the way Mack cared for Mr Thomas and protected him during the alleged assault.
During the interview for Real Sports, Mack tearfully says she hopes to be once again known as a ‘strong, beautiful woman’ rather than ‘the girl who got her ass beat’.
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