Mixed martial arts fighter War Machine has dropped 20 pounds in prison as he awaits trial for allegedly assaulting former girlfriend Christy Mack.
War Machine, whose birth name is Jonathan Koppenhaver, is in the Clark County Detention Center.
In a recent post through his Twitter account, he said that the food is horrible in jail and it has contributed to him losing weight.
“The worst part is the lack of nutrients and the tiny portions, thats what really kills you. I got here 195lbs ripped and I’m down to 175, and all I do is sit/lay 24/7 so it isn’t like I’m burning mad calories or some [expletive],” he said.
“They feed us at 4am, 10am and 4pm...[expletive]? Each night by 10pm I’m so starved that I swear I look for crumbs on the floor from earlier...we only get 2 pieces of fruit/week, oranges, and I’m so hungry that I eat the peel!”
Machine, who recently tried to commit suicide, said that he was put in solitary confinement for a week after the attempt.
“In an even deeper, darker hole than the one I was already in: no phone, no mail, no books, no toothbrush, no snacks, nothing!” he said. “Makes sense right? ‘How long had you been thinking of suicide? That long, why didn’t you tell us?’ Yeah, let them know that I’m suicidal so that they can lock me up and treat me like that?! That [expletive] right there would make even the happiest person suicidal, most miserable week of my life.”
But Koppenhaver did say that several guards talked to him and that they made him realize a few things, including that he shouldn’t have tried to commit suicide.
Machine previously used his Twitter to tell his fans to leave Christy Mack alone.
“If you are a fan of mine please don’t harass Christy, just let her be,” he said.
A preliminary court date had been scheduled for mid-October but was postponed after Machine’s lawyers said they needed more time to put together a plea deal.
Mack was scheduled to testify at the preliminary hearing, which is now scheduled for mid-November.
