Former MMA fighter War Machine was found guilty last week on 29 of 34 charges in his case for his attack on ex-girlfriend Christy Mack in 2014, and he is now facing life in prison. He’s apparently at peace with that.
In a lengthy statement he posted on Twitter Monday, War Machine began with a quote from a Johnny Cash song that reads, “Oh, I knew I had it comin’, I knew I couldn’t be free.” He then wrote that he is feeling “nothing but joy” after being convicted.
“Well, that didn’t go very well, now did it? Would you believe me, though, if I said that I have nothing but joy inside, even now as I am sure to receive some type of life sentence? It’s true,” War Machine wrote. “Often times I have heard men in neighboring cells go to their cells and cry after receiving such news, but how can I? How can I cry tears of sorrow over the circumstances responsible for saving my soul? These circumstances are what has transformed me into a real man, how can I disrespect god by weeping over them? How much is a soul worth? Is a life sentence too high a price? Not at all, I gladly trade this false life in for the real one to come; I have been nothing but blessed by all of this.”
While he made it clear he is not worried about potentially spending life in prison, War Machine did express some remorse.
“Now, if only I could somehow receive Christy’s forgiveness … And if only I could one day hear that she too had been saved! That would remove every last bit of tarnish from this tragedy,” he said. “CHRISTY: I am sorry for the man that I was, I am sorry for hurting you. One day, when enough time has passed, and when your wounds are fully healed, I hope that you will write to me, or, perhaps, even visit me, so that I can apologize completely, and so that I can tell you about all that I have found in regard to god. He is real and can heal and complete you deep inside, if only you knew the full extent to which he had healed me … I will never cease to pray for you.”
War Machine, whose real name is Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver, ended the statement by addressing members of his family and telling them he is “alive and happy for the first time in my life.” The 35-year-old is scheduled to be sentenced in early June.
The case involving War Machine and Mack received media attention in 2014 because War Machine was a fairly well known MMA fighter at the time, while Mack was a well known adult film star. Mack also released photos of her injuries following the horrific beating War Machine gave her.
H/T Bloody Elbow
