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Ep 305 War Machine Jon Koppenhaver Career & Controversy

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War Machine Jon Koppenhaver interview took place from his living unit at Ely Prison. 

The video / audio is NOT in sync due to the prison security settings NOT allowing voice recording for video visitations. 

War Machine Jon Koppenhaver is a controversial figure whose career started with Ken Shamrock & the Lions Den Gym and eventually moved to Las Vegas to train with some of the best fighters in the world. 

Koppenhaver does not shy away from hard subjects like his relationship with Phil Baroni or problems he experienced outside of the cage. 

You have never heard War Machine speak about the topics that he were addressed in this special interview.

Ep 305 War Machine Jon Koppenhaver Career & Controversy

0:00 MMA history podcast intro  
0:33 Disclaimer 
2:40 interview start 
3:08 feedback on Vice documentary 
3:58 beginnings in MMA 
5:07 showing up to Lions Den tryout 
7:10 Vince Pashell throwing a brick at War Machine 
8:45 roommate Erik Del Fierro
9:15 relationship with Tony Galindo
10:21 interactions with Bob Shamrock 
11:01 bringing supplements in from Mexico 
12:47 War Machine vs Angle Santibanez
13:35 experience at Total Combat 
14:46 Richard Dalton
15:05 training partner Cedric Marks
16:40 relationship with Lions Den team mates 
18:06 War Machine vs Frank Duffy
19:08 meeting Phil Baroni
19:52 training with Matt Hendricks 
20:48 training at Cobra Kai 
21:48 War Machine vs Andrew Ramirez
22:37 War Machine vs Mike Odonnell
27:08 process getting on TUF 6 
29:37 living in the TUF house 
30:46 friendship with Mac Danzig 
31:30 issues with Matt Serra 
32:41 Mac Danzig Bird feeder prank 
33:23 how War Machine was portrayed on TUF 
33:56 training experience at TUF 
34:43 manager Matt Stansell stolen money 
35:31 getting a contract for the UFC 
36:18 War Machine vs Jared Rollins TUF finale 
37:47 speaking out against Lloyd Irvin 
40:05 War Machine vs Yoshiyuki Yoshida
41:39 problems with matchmaker Joe Silva 
43:25 fired from the UFC over Evan Tanner comment 
44:08 relationship with Dana White 
45:20 War Machine vs David Anderson
47:42 training with Vernon White 
50:01 War Machine vs Guillaume DeLoremzi
52:12 thought on Phil Baroni’s current situation 
57:17 Julio Bazan Teamate & roommate
59:07 War Machine vs Timothy Woods
1:00:25 War Machine vs Erick Montaño
1:02:00 War Machine vs David Mitchell
1:03:09 training with Baret Yoshida
1:04:16 training with Junie Browning
1:05:01 Shawn Tompkins
1:06:13 War Machine vs Zach Light
1:06:36 War Machine vs John Alessio
1:07:48 surrounded by bad influences 
1:09:20 Ed Ratcliff
1:09:46 Charlie Kohler
1:10:03 Christian Vargas 
1:10:19 Miguel Reyes
1:10:31 canceled bout with Gideon Ray
1:11:25 friendship with Wade Shipp
1:12:08 relationship with Mother 
1:13:18 War Machine vs Roger Huerta
1:15:30 relationship with Sam Kaplan
1:16:24 2 year lay off due to lock up 
1:17:00 predicting more MMA tragedies 
1:19:05 converting to Christ while in Prison 
1:21:05 walking away from fights in prison
1:23:07 punched in the face 
1:24:45 War Machine vs Vaughn Anderson
1:26:09 Tony Galindo Pen*s pump story 
1:27:36 calling Tony Galindo after Ken Shamrock OD 
1:29:16 training with Ashe Bowman
1:29:33 War Machine vs Ron Keslar
1:30:52 herniated disc while training
1:32:06 wanting to get out for Wife and Kids 
1:33:24 message to forme

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