MMA Fighter and men's rights activist allegedly beats girlfriend nearly to death.

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90. Updates (Trial set for 2/17)

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11/15/2014: Mixed martial artist War Machine faced a preliminary hearing in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas Nov. 15...Christy Mack and her friend Corey Thomas...testified during the hearing.

Thomas said he ended up in the hospital with a broken nose and dislocated shoulder...Mack detailed her injuries from the night of the assault...She also said he threatened to kill her and her family several times...

After Mack confirmed there had been sexual violence, War Machine laughed and shook his head. The defense objected to a request by the prosecutor for War Machine’s reaction to be on the record. However, Judge Melanie Andress-Tobiasson saw it clearly. “I watched him laugh,” the judge said.

War Machine is due back in court to be arraigned on Thursday, Nov. 20...

Mack has stated publicly that War Machine had threatened to have sex with her whether she wanted to or not, but couldn't quite, uh, get started. Did he laugh because it's so obvious that he could have had sex with her if he'd wanted to? This could be the big break in the case that the defense needs!

11/20/2014: Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver, 33, spoke during his brief arraignment in Nevada state court to acknowledge that he understood the 34 felony charges against him, and to enter his plea. Charges include attempted murder, kidnapping, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault, battery, strangulation and coercion. He told a judge at his initial Nevada court appearance in September that he would use the name Koppenhaver in court...

(The) Clark County District Court Hearing Master...set trial for Feb. 17 (2015) before Judge Elissa Cadish.

12/3/2014: ...(A) judge revoked his probation yesterday and has invoked a 1 1/2 - 4 year sentence she had originally suspended in 2012. The probation was conditional on his not leaving Nevada, however, during his stint of evading arrest in August, he left the state and was eventually captured in a Los Angeles hotel...

His attorney, Brandon Sua...said the prison sentence had no immediate practical effect since his client already is being held without bail in isolation at the Clark County jail.

Koppenhaver didn't simply leave Nevada to avoid arrest, he packed his things and moved to San Diego months earlier-- didn't his probation officer notice?

As for the "immediate practical effect," he won't be getting out of jail for up to four years even if he's acquitted of the current charges -- oh, and the judge has the option of NOT giving him credit for the time he's served prior the revocation. So unless you're planning to plead incompetence or insanity, you'd better start minding your manners, Laughing Boy -- especially since you'll be in front of a female trial judge!

Video of 11/15 testimony including 911 call (Graphic/Trigger warning):

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