There are two sides to every story, and War Machine’s version of what transpired between him and Christy Mack last week seems to differ from Mack’s version.
Mack, who wound up in the hospital with 18 broken bones and severe injuries, gave her side of the story on Monday. She says War Machine broke up with her in May, moved out of her home, and showed up at her house unannounced early Friday morning. She says she was with another man who was fully clothed and unarmed. Mack says War Machine beat the other man, told him to leave, then beat her. She says he used a knife against her and that she only escaped when he went to the kitchen to look for another knife.
War Machine’s brother, Michael Eugene Koppenhaver, spoke with BJPenn.com on Tuesday and shared his brother’s side of the story. There are quite a few differences between their stories.
Here’s what War Machine’s brother told BJPenn.com:
Christy Mack and War Machine were in fact still together, and were seen at a Bellator event several weeks ago. He returned to her home to find her having sex with another man. War Machine and the other man got into a physical altercation and Christy grabbed a knife, and War Machine in fact fought for his life, much like he claimed on Twitter when the incident first occurred. Michael went on to tell us that the reason War Machine hasn’t turned himself in is because the judge from his last stint in jail would be his judge in this case, and he feels that she wouldn’t grant him a fair trial.
Forget for a second the part about why War Machine hasn’t turned himself in yet.
This is what War Machine hinted when he first tweeted about the incident. He said he had an engagement ring and couldn’t believe what he came home to see. He also tweeted that the cops would never believe him.
[Previously: War Machine joked about killing Christy Mack if they broke up]
Also, posts on War Machine’s Instagram account indicate he and Christy Mack were still boyfriend-girlfriend. As recently as August 3, he shared a dirty post indicating he and Mack recently had sex. He labeled her his “Woman Crush Wednesday” on July 30. He also shared pictures of them together every day from July 25-27.
As of now it seems like one or both of them are not being completely truthful about what happened. What we do know is that Mack was beaten severely, and it seems pretty evident that War Machine administered the beating. However, things change in terms of the criminal ramifications if War Machine was acting in self-defense.
[Related: See the other man in the Christy Mack-War Machine saga]
