Comments on: Jon Koppenhaver responds to recent arrest and comments about Barack Obama

By: sampson

sampson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:46:00 +0000

My 2 cents is that hes probably half trying to get outta hot water and half is that when your facing time it can put things in perspective and clear your head even if you are a loose cannon or whatever you want to call it.However i do not think anyone should be taking anything away from him as a fighter.HE EARNED THAT. Theres no easy way to become a successful pro fighter.Will he fight for the ufc again?Doubtful especially being that the ufc isnt hurting for good fighters in any weight class especially welter weight.Will a top notch organization take him right now prob not especially since he prob has some time to do.Could he work his way back in the spotlight to a certain extent and after awhile get with a good organization outside the ufc?I think yes.If he goes on a good winning streak, cleans up his act .All im saying is dont underestimate the heart of a warrior wich hes proven to have.Weather hes got issues outside the cage or not.He is a very talented fighter and is with a great gym with extreme couture.After some time goes by and if he continues to put wins and ko,s on his record he could be back on the map easy.People forget quick.When fighting outside the ufc itll be hard to get many shots at guys who will be in top 10 contension.I just want to makes a point that fighting outside the ufc and fighting guys who are top 20 in the worlds hardly makes you a nobody.It just meens your prob not asmuch of a celebrity.In closing it think odds are he wont have the same success he might have had if he hadnt had these problems but to say hes done as a fighter and he wont have success at all isnt accurate in my opinion.Not aslong as his heart is still in it

By: ctownhood

ctownhood — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:57:36 +0000

Hey War…if you ever fight again..I have $20 on whoever your opponent is. I should clarify, this does not include beating people up outside your gym…it has to be a sanctioned MMA fight.

By: kidneybeans

kidneybeans — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:48:30 +0000

“I dare my haters to bet against me.”

Challenge accepted: Anyone want to bet that this guy never has a meaningful match again?

By: TerribleT

TerribleT — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:47:23 +0000

So what who cares! Enough of this loser already! His 15 minutes is up and frankly it was 14:59.99 minutes longer than it should’ve been

By: roidsnvaletudo

roidsnvaletudo — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:57:13 +0000

Angry Mike is right on. With this administration I’m surprised he hasn’t had the SS on his ass. A better question is why such a fighter as “War Machine” is getting press at all. At this point bad press is good press for this guys dieing career

By: alkinsolgar

alkinsolgar — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:03:31 +0000

lol yeah, this apology feels a little too cerebral for War Machine but I feel like his past outlandish behavior was just an act that got way out of control. I think there’s some truth to that persona of his but it was just so way over the top.

The last paragraph of the article sums it up pretty good imo, is it simply too late for him? I think so. After everything said and done, act or not, I don’t wanna see him in the spotlight of a major organization anymore, not that I was very enthusiastic about seeing him there anyway:P

By: the_ivory_fist

the_ivory_fist — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:24:11 +0000

steps for athlete to apologize sincerly:
step one hire writer to write heartfelt appology
step two, issue said apology
step three sit back and bask in your pity

By: MrBFreak

MrBFreak — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:23:05 +0000

Thats the problem with War Machine, his advice wasnt bad, being controversal is good for a career but YOU HAVE TO ACCOMPLISH something before you start… I hope he never gets another chance to fight, good ridance…

By: CMT

CMT — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:22:12 +0000

I think this is what Was Machine (yes Was) is trying to say:

I got arrested and I have no money. I have been booted by the top MMA organization and by an up and coming organization. I moved back to Las Vegas because I needed a place to stay. I am writing this apology because I need some money and fighting in the local shows won’t pay my legal fees. Please accept my attempt at a sincere apology, but not really. I did this because I need money and don’t want to have the feds breathing down my back. Please believe me, I need money.

Was Machine – I was rooting for you on TUF. You let down a lot of fans and yourself. I don’t like to see anyone fail, so try again. I hope you get your head straight.

By: Angry Mike

Angry Mike — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:19:44 +0000

Doesn’t matter whether he apologized. The Secret Service might still drop by for a chat about threats to the President. Dummy might even find himself on a “do not fly” list, or pulled out of every security check at airports for additional searches.

By: jj

jj — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:55:58 +0000

I doubt he’ll be fighting “the best in the world” seeing as the best only fight in credible organizations–any of which wouldn’t let this guy clean their toilets or polish their spit buckets after the reputation he’s made for himself.

I couldn’t be happier that idiots like this get shunned from good MMA promotions.

At least he realized his stupidity, here I was thinking that the next story on War Machine was going to be about him beating himself up while pouring sugar in his car’s gas tank.