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Jon Koppenhaver legally changes name to 'War Machine'

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"SO in case you didn't notice in my last fight the UFC did NOT use my nickname when I fought. Turns out some gay ass wrestling federation threatened to sue them because they recently named one of their wrestlers The War Machine Rhino and trademarked the name. Too f*ckin' bad that I have been using this name for 6 years, have it tatted on my body and it is what my fans yell out when I'm fighting. If you know my personality then you know damn well I am not gonna let some faggot ass, FAKE wrestler steal MY name. SO 6 weeks ago I filed a change of name request and today I had court to make my name officially WAR MACHINE. lol. F*ckin' funny right? Didn't really wanna have to do it but I am sure as hell not lose MY nickname."

-- Former contestant on season six of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) and current UFC fighter, Jon Koppenhaver, has legally changed his real name to his nickname, "War Machine." It's apparently legit. TNA is the professional wrestling entity that has trademarked that name for one of its stars simple known as, "Rhino." Koppenhaver, er, War Machine, must really, really, like his nickname.

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Well, that’s one way to beat the system I guess.

by Punk Rock Scott on Aug 28, 2008 10:01 AM EDT reply actions  

That is some crazy shit.

Damn, to be young, dumb and full of cum…

by OJR on Aug 28, 2008 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions  

LOL, that is funny. In Brazil they wouldn’t allow anyone to register their names into something like that, hilarious!

by linx on Aug 28, 2008 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

COO COO….COO COO…..COO COO

by bradpittfightclub on Aug 28, 2008 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

linx – They’re just words. If such a law exists in Brazil, seems very silly to me. What if some arbitrary-sounding term in Portuguese means something substantive in another language? In the U.S., we have very many hereditary last names that descend from slaves who’d named themselves according to their former bondage (know a guy who’s last name is Locket, for example, and the meaning of his last name is as simple as it is obvious).

by MMACrossfire on Aug 28, 2008 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

MMACrossfire, the law is against someone registering their names to such things as "war machine" in portuguese, not english. We have too many loyal football fans that used to name their kids after their favorite teams, this is when the new law was placed (and rightfully so IMO, can you imagine someone called cowboys or bulls). We also used to have weird rural ppl that used to name their kids after groceries (I’m not joking LOL). In any case, once someone registers their names in Brazil, the name is reviewed by a judge, and if the judge thinks the name is not allowed he’ll send it to a higher court. Only then will they be asked to choose a different name.

by linx on Aug 28, 2008 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

linx, which grocery would they name their child after? Parmalat? Dolce de leite? Sonhos??? rsrsrs

by RedDog on Aug 29, 2008 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

Point break qote!!! LOVE IT!!!

by slaughter time on Aug 28, 2008 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

;)

You got it!!!

by OJR on Aug 28, 2008 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

i’m not a big wrestling fan but i know that the wrestler rhino has had that nickname for longer than 6 years. i think koppenhaver probably heard it used for rhino when he was a teenager and liked and started using it. besides, has koppenhaver ever served in the military? has he ever been on a battlefield? has he ever seen REAL WAR?! until he has been there leave the war nicknames and grenade tattoos to someone who knows what they’re really all about!!! he’s a phony a** punk

by deuce 4 on Aug 28, 2008 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions  

yea deuce he was at the citadel a military school for two years …. so he wasnt on the battlefield but he did make an attempt by going to the citadel which is a bad ass school, but he got the nickname from phil baroni

by wm133 on Aug 28, 2008 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

no kidding. Rhino isn’t a pushover either. this is the guy that paid his dues in the OLD ECW, making peanuts wrestling in a bingo hall in philly getting put through tables, hit with chairs, cut with barb wire, etc. He’s a pretty nice guy and not some chump like war machine.

by KitsuneX on Aug 28, 2008 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

I don’t care how many fake tables he has been thrown through, I am gonna give more respect to someone who fights in a cage for less than half of what the “wrestler” makes for getting smacked in the head with a chair.

by naturalshadow on Aug 28, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

lol ahh the voice of ignorance

by kitsunex on Aug 29, 2008 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe I am ignorant as to what is going on in wrestling today, after all I did stop watching it when I became an adult.

by naturalshadow on Aug 29, 2008 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

lol,go back to the babalu thread from TWO DAYS AGO!! I posted this then. Man I’m good!

by kevin doesn't know shit on Aug 28, 2008 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

I posted this too. I 4got in which thread. I remember it was response to like violentmike though. hahaha

by RyanHobbs on Aug 28, 2008 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Im guessing he’ll never be married.

by c-war on Aug 28, 2008 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

hahaha!!! mr and mrs machine.

by shinbob on Aug 29, 2008 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

He ain’t gonna get married ‘coz this war boy is stupid. I really didn’t like this dude ever since his TUF days.

by TheNegation on Aug 29, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

he looks like he is sitting on one!

by santiago69us on Aug 28, 2008 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Can you say “Idiot”? I can.

by Brian "Bisping-Hater" on Aug 28, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

That was kind of weak for the UFC to back down from a weak trademark. I know White has more serious things to deal with, but he pussed out on that one.

by THORAZINE on Aug 29, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

Also the wrestling federation should sue Jon not the UFC… right?

by THORAZINE on Aug 29, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

This guy has some serious mental issues; too bad he doesn’t have the talent to back the name :/

by Big E on Aug 28, 2008 10:01 AM EDT reply actions  

this is too funny. the guy is crazy, but if he likes his nickname that much, i can’t blame him/

by kimbo went to harvard on Aug 28, 2008 10:03 AM EDT reply actions  

not that big of a deal. He can always change it back when he is done fighting.

by john on Aug 28, 2008 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

I agree guys’ I see it the same, no big deal and awfully funny… hope he’s getting his shit together.

by THORAZINE on Aug 28, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Woah.. Jon went to the extreme on this one..I undersatnd his fustration and all.. but to legally change his name to “WAR MACHINE”.. I want to see the faces of Airport security when they look at his passport.

Woah.. Jon went to the extreme on this one..I undersatnd his fustration and all.. but to legally change his name to “WAR MACHINE”.. I want to see the faces of Airport security when they look at his passport.If this guy has kids .. Lil’Wars running around…

by PhilQNY on Aug 28, 2008 10:05 AM EDT reply actions  

Phil: I am hearing that Tim Sylvia vs. Jerome LeBanner is being considered for Affliction 3 and they are also trying to sign Sergie Kharitonov which would be great because the winner of Barnett vs. Arlovski would get Fedor and the looser would get Sergie.

So Affliction 3 could feature:
Fedor vs. Barnett
Arlovski vs. Sergie
Sylvia vs. Lebanner

by john on Aug 28, 2008 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

shamrock has been talking about snapping Fergie’s leg lol

by john on Aug 28, 2008 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions  

To be real… I’m not that excited for Affliction 2.. with Affliction 3 and Fedor’s return.. with some block buster type match ups.. hopefully they can try to match there first show.

by PhilQNY on Aug 28, 2008 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

Affliction 2 does not have the alure as the 1st show but it still odes have some quality match ups. Arlovski vs. Barnett is a Fight that i have ALWAYS wanted to see. Rogerio vs. Matsyseko is a fight I never even thought of but its very intruiging. This will be a hard fought fight and I am curious to see the fight between the “polish Hammer” and lauzon’s lil brother.

I just dont want to see the LIndland fight. I still think that the card could possibly improve before the show actually takes place. If not then they are just ASKING to loose money!

by john on Aug 28, 2008 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

True MMA Story.

by PhilQNY on Aug 28, 2008 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

hopefully he makes as a fighter cause it fight be difficult to get a real job with a name like that on a resume…lol

by McArthur on Aug 28, 2008 10:05 AM EDT reply actions  

It was the best nickname in the sport.

He’d better carry on fighting, can you imagine him applying for a job.

“… and the next applicant sir is er Mr War-Machine”

by Nick J on Aug 28, 2008 10:06 AM EDT reply actions  

WAY before he had it, it was name of a comic book character. Stark’s friend Jim something. Wonder if that’s where he got it from. God, why does my brain involuntarily save space for such useless drivel.

by chefdaddy on Aug 28, 2008 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

Tony stark, that is, Iron Man. Jim became War Machine when Stark was incapacitated for a while.

by chefdaddy on Aug 28, 2008 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

good comic book reference. hopefully marvel will sue the wrestler and not jon.lol!

by b.w. on Aug 28, 2008 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

Chef and BW-

James Rhodes is the name. War Machine is the other “Iron Man suit”.

Yes, I like comic books. Geek, I know. ;P

by OJR on Aug 28, 2008 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks for the info OJR. lol. It’s been a while since I read it. And hey, no shame in comic books, I’ve made a pretty penny off of mine in the past!!

by chefdaddy on Aug 28, 2008 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

no shame at all, anderson silva says he likes to collect them too, if the spider does it so can we!

by linx on Aug 28, 2008 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

one thing i love about anderson silva….hes sucha freakin geek! lol and yet he is the baddest mofo in MMA right now….to be honest if we were in high school..id be picking on him and then not show up and a 10yr high school reunion.

by santiago69us on Aug 28, 2008 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

LOL Santiago, but he’s been trainning since he was 9. He would still be able to kick our a$$es throught childhood!

by linx on Aug 28, 2008 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

LOL Santiago-

That’s why I took wrestling and boxing in High School! The jocks/popular kids wouldn’t mess with me even though I would read comic books at lunch w/ my geek bi-focals…

;P

by OJR on Aug 28, 2008 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions  

graphic novels all the way. people dont realize how many movies today are based off of graphic novels ( basically acollection of comic book stories or just big a$$ comic book) 300, sin city, a history of violence, just to name a scant few.

by b.w. on Aug 28, 2008 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions  

I used to fight at lunch with my geek friends about what was better, sega genesis or super nintendo. There was nothing more dumb than that lol.

by linx on Aug 28, 2008 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions  

BW-
Agreed.

by OJR on Aug 28, 2008 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Linx – Super Nintendo all the way!!! except Mortal Kombat had no blood

by RiverHoror on Aug 28, 2008 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

SEGA! LOL.

by linx on Aug 28, 2008 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Genesis does what ninten-dont

by Kdog on Aug 28, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

omg i haven’t heard that quote in forever.

by Justin on Dec 6, 2008 6:16 PM EST up reply actions  

Very Cool info CD, with comic book knowledge like that we might think you’re from Geekville.

by THORAZINE on Aug 29, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions  

It could’ve been cool… Fast Asleep fits better though.

by JonnyBoy on Aug 28, 2008 10:10 AM EDT reply actions  

No wait!!!

Mr. Sleepyhead, now that’s suitable!

by JonnyBoy on Aug 28, 2008 10:16 AM EDT reply actions  

After the Yoshida fight, he should change in to “The Snore Machine”.

by Quesi on Aug 28, 2008 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions  

Hahaha that’s a good one.

Yeah Yoshida certainly plugged out the war machine.

If he think he could beat any as good as Yoshida he’s even dumber than I thought.

by JonnyBoy on Aug 28, 2008 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

I would like to see War Machine vs. Matt or Mike Brown (I forget what his 1st name is

by john on Aug 28, 2008 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dead Bird in the Cereal Prank.. it’s F#%^Kd up..

http://www.jokeroo.com/funnyvideos/dead_bird_cereal_prank%20.html

by PhilQNY on Aug 28, 2008 10:18 AM EDT reply actions  

‘I can’t hear you dude but I can see your man tits from here’ LMAO!

by linx on Aug 28, 2008 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions  

=P… that part was mad funny..lol… You know that dude felt like a moron.

by PhilQNY on Aug 28, 2008 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

What an idiot…..

by The 5th Beatle on Aug 28, 2008 10:23 AM EDT reply actions  

best nick names imo are

The axe murderer
The Pitbull
The Prodigy
Daddy

by McArthur on Aug 28, 2008 10:26 AM EDT reply actions  

Best nicknames IMO…

The Russian Experiment/ Cyborg

The Prodigy

THe Polish Hammer

Axe Murderer

Shogun/ Ninja ( For being brothers and both fighter’s..)

Lil’evil

The California Kid

The Natural born Killer

IceMan

by PhilQNY on Aug 28, 2008 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

add the Fireball kid (Gomi)

“Kid” Yamamoto

even though I dont like Sherk, the musckle shark is cool

Texas Crazy Horse

Via cavalho (werdum)

“THe Count”

Rampage is awesome nickname

by john on Aug 28, 2008 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

stun gun is kool too!

by john on Aug 28, 2008 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

what no ken-flo or j-lau. im shocked!

by b.w. on Aug 28, 2008 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

Word up.. I think we just covered the top MMA nicknames in the game today.

Stun Gun.. hopefully does his thing agaisnt Matt Brown.. he IMO can be a top5 fighter one day in the UFC.. he has all the tools this guy.. He’s from Korea.. with a ground game as if he was from Sao Paulo.

by PhilQNY on Aug 28, 2008 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

My favorite..

“The Irish Hand Gernade”

by BNF on Aug 28, 2008 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

BNF: YES..yes..yes " The Irish Hand Gernade " is on the list.

by PhilQNY on Aug 28, 2008 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions  

No Ravishing Red? The Athlete? Blueberry Muffin ( or whatever muffin that guy said)?

by chefdaddy on Aug 28, 2008 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions  

Maniacs: I have a TUF question??

Who out of the names below would win ESpy TUF Biggest loser award??

1. Noah

2. Gabe

3. Joe Scarola

4. ( TUF 5 Backyard scarp ).. I forget those dudes names..there on the list too.

5. Jeremy Stephens

by PhilQNY on Aug 28, 2008 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

It’s gotta be Scarola, right. With Gabe as a close second (colonic was classic).

by BNF on Aug 28, 2008 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

My pick would be Scarola..that was bad.. Noah at least did some work in the house getting into the semi’s and what not.. till he needed to speak to his Girl of 6months.. cuz she taught he was cheating on her.. while in a house full of dudes ..for X amount of weeks…

Gabe.. oh Gabe.. he did it all to himself.. Gabe would be my 2nd runner up.

Jeremy.. " The soon to be felon ".. if the story is true that he.. he did all that crazy shit.. he’s “7”.

by PhilQNY on Aug 28, 2008 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

sounds right to me

by john on Aug 28, 2008 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

The PINK POUNDER!!! LOL – how could that one not be on the list??? ;)

by just1fix on Aug 28, 2008 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

I would have nominated Danny Abbadi, but he at least made it through the season without getting kicked out of the house. And the dudes from the backyard fight were Marlon Sims, and I think the other one was named Noah too. And don’t forget that Monstah Lobstah also got kicked out for instigating that little fracas.

by PW on Aug 28, 2008 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

You forgot “The Boogeyman”

by the_mexicutioner on Aug 28, 2008 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

b.w. : J-lau.. sounds like Jennifer Lopez.. I’m a Florian fan.. but his last name sounds better Ken-Flo..so unfortunitly.. these names didn’t make the cut.

the " Boogeyman " is cool.

by PhilQNY on Aug 28, 2008 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions  

Meyhem?

by Toms Bombs on Aug 28, 2008 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

mayhem is a bad ass name … as is jason miller …they mesh well

by wm133 on Aug 28, 2008 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

I also like The Truth…

by Shadyone33 on Aug 28, 2008 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

I think the Truth is one of the best! Why are you called that (to Vera)? his response, “Because the truth hurts.” Loved it.

by chefdaddy on Aug 28, 2008 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

You gotta love Vera. I can’t wait till he destroys Jardine and everyone loves him again. People have been hating lately.

by BNF on Aug 28, 2008 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

BNF-

Agreed. I remember defending him in some threads like crazy.

Someone told me they would rather watch Goran than Vera.

Vera looked sluggish but he was in control of the fight.

Goran was getting his @ss handed to him vs. Wilson until that lucky punch.

I don’t think he will destroy Jardine but I do think he will come out with a solid decision win.

by OJR on Aug 28, 2008 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

I just think Vera is due to KO someone and Jardine is not exactly known for is iron jaw. A highlight KO would pull everybody back into a Vera fan. I never left.

I don’t care for Goran. Wilson is one of my top 5 favorite fighters so he pissed me off. Wilson was working him, but gassed a little. The move down to 185 will be the best thing he has ever done. Now that Goran moved down too I would love to see a rematch. There would definatly be a different result.

by BNF on Aug 28, 2008 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

CABBAGE is the best name ever. A newer better fighter should try re-using that name!

by mmamac on Aug 28, 2008 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

I dunno BNF, I like Wilson as well butr Goran is bad ass and should be a MONSTER at middleweight! I think Wilson should stay as far away from that Bad ass Croation as possible!

by john on Aug 28, 2008 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

You will see… Leites will beat him. Goran got beatdown by Wilson. He didn’t impress me.

by BNF on Aug 28, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

BNF-
Agreed.

by OJR on Aug 29, 2008 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

Where did the “Rush” come from in George “Rush” St Pierre?
Is that a nickname, or actually part of his name?

by Jrandolph on Aug 28, 2008 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions  

just a nick name and it came from his early days in TKO, I think.

by Ro-J on Aug 28, 2008 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions  

NOt in mma, but one of the best nicknames in Boxing was teh “Brockton Blockbuster”!

WE probably covered the best names let me think of a few more:

Cacharao (excuse my spelling I dont speak portugese)
Jacre
El NINO
Diabo Diaz
the predator

Now, Lets move on to the worst nicknames:
J-lau
Ken flow
worlds most dangerous man (what a load of bull lol)
The athlete
“Suga”
THe GOAT

anyone else got any terrible nicknames?

by john on Aug 28, 2008 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

The king of rock and rumble???

by PhilQNY on Aug 28, 2008 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, Ken-Flow just sounds more like bad pronunciation.
“Suga” is really bad though. Almost Porn like.
Some of these names remind me of the super hero auditions from the movie “Mystery Men”.
“Blue Raja”, “The Shoveler”. Actually, The shoveler would be a good nam for the Wash Machine..er..I mean “War machine”.

by Jrandolph on Aug 28, 2008 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

John, how could you forget…

“The Huntington Beach Bad Boy”

by BNF on Aug 28, 2008 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

BNF-

I don’t know if that was a bad one. It seemed to mesh well. Maybe it was too long?

by OJR on Aug 28, 2008 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

I actually like Tito and live in HB and I’m calling it a bad one. I guess calling youself a “Bad Boy” is kinda douchey, IMO. But, obviously, representing HB is ok with me.

by BNF on Aug 28, 2008 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

it was cool for Tank because he was the original. It was pathetic for tito to try and swaggerJack an already exsisting UFC legends nickname!

by john on Aug 28, 2008 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Spider is a cool nick name it works for him too. The long limbs and all, and when he is attacking it looks like he’s got 8 limbs.

by TKO on Aug 28, 2008 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Spider is a great name (especially since it fits Anderson so well as he’s so long and lean), but Da Sypda is a completely ridiculous nickname. Grove should be taken out behind the barn and shot for that one.

by just1fix on Aug 28, 2008 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

What about “the Heat” for Karo Thats a damn good one especially the way buffer emphasizes it

by dia mette on Aug 28, 2008 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

so when bruce buffer announces his name he will just say war machine?

by teddy on Aug 28, 2008 10:35 AM EDT reply actions  

lol…it’ll be

" and in this corner "War “War Machine” Machine"

or

War “John Koppenhaver” Machine

by McArthur on Aug 28, 2008 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

The War Machine formerly known as Jon Koppenhaver?

by PW on Aug 28, 2008 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

i nearly shit my pants when i read that

by Product on Aug 28, 2008 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

WAR WAR!!!!!! lol

by kama kaze on Aug 28, 2008 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

He showed some potentail against J-Rod, but showed his inexpierence against Yoshiyuki. He needs to worry about stepping up his game and not what his moniker is. Because another showing like the last one and they’ll call him “Stepping Stone Machine !”

by getrawbc on Aug 28, 2008 10:36 AM EDT reply actions  

which name is better …..Scott “Hands of Steal” Smith or Sam “Hands of Stone” Stout. …..I always get them mixed up but personally i like Sam “Hands of Stone” stout.

by Toad on Aug 28, 2008 10:36 AM EDT reply actions  

To me it’s the same getting hit by steal or stone.. both will hurt.

by PhilQNY on Aug 28, 2008 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

ahahah hands of steal what does he do punch the lunch money outta ya? personally i like hands of stone more than hands of steel, however i like hands of steal way more than both

by mmeh on Aug 28, 2008 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

welll i would have to say hands of stone is better bc i think stout would beat up on scott smith

by wm133 on Aug 28, 2008 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

Actually, the great Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran was known as Hands of Stone.

Personally, IMO Sam has not KO’ed enough opponents in MMA to have that nickname.

He definitely has a chin made out of rock, though.

by OJR on Aug 28, 2008 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

BTW-

I think its Steel, not Steal.

by OJR on Aug 28, 2008 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yoshida destroyed The War Machine

by braveheart on Aug 28, 2008 10:38 AM EDT reply actions  

I legally changed my name to NC-17 as well. Thanks War Machine for helping my dream come true.

Wow.. this dude is odd.

by "Mr. Nc-17" on Aug 28, 2008 10:55 AM EDT reply actions  

hahaha I thought it was a pretty smart way to beat the system. Suck it WWE!

by RyanHobbs on Aug 28, 2008 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

So who has the coolest MMA name without a tag or nickname?
Quinton Jackson shure aint on the list.

by Jrandolph on Aug 28, 2008 10:56 AM EDT reply actions  

I always thought “No Love” was a good, and even though we are so used to it but “Ice Man” is pretty solid aswell.

by MMA_MIND on Aug 28, 2008 10:56 AM EDT reply actions  

The Sand Man

by JV on Aug 28, 2008 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions  

I don’t train or fight, so I’m not “in the know” when it comes to getting a nickname, but are’nt you supposed to earn a nickname (not claiming War Machine did’nt). You know when someone else starts caling you that and it sticks kindof thing. I’m thinking some of these guys have thier nickname picked out long beore they ever enter a gym.

by Jrandolph on Aug 28, 2008 11:04 AM EDT reply actions  

I think Phil Baroni actually started calling him War Machine because he had all those tattoos because he was like a bio-tech major in college or something. I know he did train at the Lion’s Den. Kid is dumb. Who cares haha.

by WB on Aug 28, 2008 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

lol. Yeah, that sounds right. I can picture them trying to sleep at night, staring at the ceiling, thinking,“what about……no no no…that’s not cool enough….Maybe….No….maybe this will catch on……”

by chefdaddy on Aug 28, 2008 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

True. I should start buying websites adresses with a bunch of cool nicknames, so I can resell them to idiots like “Wash Machine” when they start making some cash.

by Jrandolph on Aug 28, 2008 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

iyiy…..jon should be trying to get another fight in the ufc sch. for an upcoming ppv or fight night instead of worrying about this,

 im digging BABALU as a nickname haha

by wm133 on Aug 28, 2008 11:24 AM EDT reply actions  

And here I thought Marvel Comics had it trademarked first as a name (see Iron Man).

by ARodOfIron on Aug 28, 2008 11:26 AM EDT reply actions  

This guy is a total douche. He is from the town where I went to school and this guy always thought he was a bad ass picking on kids half his size. I love watching this dirt bag get his ass beat in the cage. You used to think you were something, and now you are just War “Jon” Machine, or just War Machine, or Jon"The douche machine" machine, or whatever the f**k you want to be called. Here is a lesson for you, quit worrying about your fricken name and start worrying about training. DOUCHE!!!!!

by IhitU.uHITfloor on Aug 28, 2008 11:27 AM EDT reply actions  

If this is true… Post some stories, man. I can’t post for anyone else but I am very curious.

by OJR on Aug 28, 2008 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions  

I was working all the time when i went to high school, but i remember one time in junior high when i actually put him in his place. It was a rainy day and i noticed this steaming pile of poo shoving one of my female friends underneath the stream of water that was pouring off of the roof. So i approached him and he was like “back off this is none of your business or whatever” so i quickly grabbed his ass by his collar and shoved his ass right into the lockers and down onto the soaked ground. Needless to say I got some after that ;). Also needless to say that this mofo was on steroids for all of his high school career from what i have heard, i have no proof of this it is just hearsay, but i remember he always had a fucked up attitude.

Now with all this said i would like to note that nowadays he would tear me limb from limb but i did have my moment to shine back in the day.

by IhitU.uHITfloor on Aug 28, 2008 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Good Story.

by PhilQNY on Aug 28, 2008 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

KO by collar shove into the lockers. I would count that as a win…nice job!

by mmamac on Aug 28, 2008 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

You got some in junior high??? Or by “some” do you mean a little making out with an under-the-sweater but over-the-bra feel?

by PW on Aug 28, 2008 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

IhitU.uHITfloor-I have War Machine on my myspace. This article quote actually came from one his bulletins. War Machine said this ain’t true.:

ME: “Hey war. Is it true that a kid at your school pushed you on the ground into a puddle of water in the hall way when you were younger? A guy was claiming that you were pushing a girl under a leaking roof and then he did that. He said it on mmamania. com on a article that they had about you changing your name. Is it true?”

War Machine: LMAO! Hell no.

by RyanHobbs on Aug 28, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just in case It was confusing. I meant that he said what you said wasn’t true. Not the article.

by RyanHobbs on Aug 28, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

So I guess you thought the response was gonna be “oh yeah! I did get beat down in highschool because I was being an ass to a girl.I remember that”— true or not, only an idiot would admit it. Sheesh.

by Kdog on Aug 28, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Notice how I didn’t say “OMG YOU ARE A LIAR! WAR MACHINE TOTALLY TOLD ME! YOU ARE A FRAUD!” I simply stated facts. The FACT that I asked him and the FACT that he said it wasn’t true. Don’t get so uptight.

by RyanHobbs on Aug 29, 2008 2:50 AM EDT up reply actions  

PW- Actually the girl was in my drama class and later that day when we had class she took me behind the curtains and gave me a low blow, and it wasnt the kind that Kongo dishes out
RyanHobbs- Just a quick question for you…Would you admit this if you were an uptight prick? By the way it is also a FACT that the FACT he told you was a LIE.
To be honest i really dont give two shits about what War"Jon"Machine says, he has always had no credibility with me.

by IhitU.uHITfloor on Aug 29, 2008 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

I couldn’t help thinking how funny that War Machine tattoo will look when he 60 or 70 yrs old. He should change it to Love Machine. lol

by Grembone on Aug 28, 2008 11:29 AM EDT reply actions  

I was wondering why they didn’t use his nickname at UFC 84. Finally, some closure!

by Scott on Aug 28, 2008 11:39 AM EDT reply actions  

thank the lord! i can sleep again!

by medecine balls on Aug 28, 2008 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

This guy just needs to go away. I really hope he follows through with moving to the Phillipines like he said.

1.Whats going to happen when his career is done?
2.Couldn’t he have just made his middle name War Machine?
3.I think Marvel comics beats him and Rhino with the War Machine name, circa 1979.
4.He has fans?
5.Shouldn’t he worry about not losing a fight instead of his nickname?

by SnackMachine on Aug 28, 2008 11:47 AM EDT reply actions  

Valid questions.

by OJR on Aug 28, 2008 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

WWE is probably already paying royalties to marvel, like they did back in the day for the rights to use “Hulk” in Hulk Hogan

by kitsunex on Aug 29, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions  

if dude wants to call himself War Machine, go ahead and let him. thats funny as fock. lol. i can just hear the host calling his table at a fancy restaurant… “uhhhh.. reservation for Mr. Machine” HAHA!

by kama kaze on Aug 28, 2008 11:51 AM EDT reply actions  

What if he gets in trouble? They call out his name in the courtroom. War Machine vs. State of California.

by RyanHobbs on Aug 28, 2008 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

ooOOoo nice 1 lol. and when he has kids he’s going to spawn little baby Machine prototypes.

by kama kaze on Aug 28, 2008 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nano-machines

by mmamac on Aug 28, 2008 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

What a complete retard. Remember when Matt Serra was a t loss for words trying to describe him. Matt Serra couldn’t find words!!!! Somebody give this kid a hug before he loses the rest of his brain cells.

by DSmith on Aug 28, 2008 11:52 AM EDT reply actions  

He’s mentally ill

by RandomTask on Aug 28, 2008 11:52 AM EDT reply actions  

its a rubbish nickname anyway

by david arthur on Aug 28, 2008 11:53 AM EDT reply actions  

ha- pretty amazing- love this story.

by thetuf75 on Aug 28, 2008 12:20 PM EDT reply actions  

craziness. babalu got his from his fav gum.

by the still operator on Aug 28, 2008 12:42 PM EDT reply actions  

When I see people like War Machine on the street I say to my girlfriend “this, Michelle, is why democracy doesn’t always work.”

by clayton on Aug 28, 2008 12:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Hahahahahaha !!!!

by OJR on Aug 28, 2008 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

fag this, faggot ass that ! ( me thinks he doth protest too much ) is he not the guy who cried on spike after he lost because he had no one to go home to … signed DTGG (dave the gay guy) PS @ JRandolph i heard GSP say his nickname is Rush as he likes to rush in and get the job done quick )

by bDavid on Aug 28, 2008 12:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Dear War Machine,

Changing your name doesn’t make you any less of a punk or queer-looking SOB or make you any more of a wannabe tough-ass who can’t hack it in the UFC.

Regards,
I don’t need a nickname to be tough

by GladI'mNotYou on Aug 28, 2008 1:18 PM EDT reply actions  

All you need to be tough is your computer! LMAO!!!!

by john on Aug 28, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

I doubt he got rid of the “Jon Koppenhaver” part of his name. By changing his name, it’s more likely that his added “War Machine” as his middle name, i.e. Jon War Machine Koppenhaver.

by Heatwaves on Aug 28, 2008 1:56 PM EDT reply actions  

If he just added War Machine as his middle name, people will still say Jon Koppenhaver without saying War Machine in between…

This goof won’t stay with the UFC much longer.

by JonnyBoy on Aug 28, 2008 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not true. The UFC would introduce him as the did previously — Jon “War Machine” Koppenhaver. The UFC loves selling the fighters nicknames. They only previously left it out before because of the legal issue.

by Heatwaves on Aug 28, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rhino is a homo.

by FukStyck on Aug 28, 2008 2:19 PM EDT reply actions  

Now he joins the ranks of the Ultimate Warrior who had his name changed to “Warrior” for trademark issues.

Rejoice, War Machine! You will now be in the boat of insanity that “Warrior” and “War Machine” built.

by Sean_M on Aug 28, 2008 3:29 PM EDT reply actions  

Jon Koppenhaver needs to be bludgeoned to a bloddy pulp and left in the gutter. F**K this guy

by Truth Hurts on Aug 28, 2008 4:03 PM EDT reply actions  

Who is Jon Koppenhaver? This article is about a man named War Machine.

by RyanHobbs on Aug 28, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hate to break it to you Kopenhaver but rhino’s had that name longer than you’v had

by Jared on Aug 28, 2008 4:23 PM EDT reply actions  

this kids an absolute nutjob

by medecine balls on Aug 28, 2008 4:58 PM EDT reply actions  

f@&*ing idiot

by joe on Aug 28, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Now that his real name is War Machine, he could trade mark Jon Koppenhaver as his nickname. Therefore he can still be called Jon Koppenhaver War Machine or vice versa.

by DrHarry on Aug 28, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions  

WOW!! What a f-ing idiot!! Good luck getting a girl when she finds out you legally changed your name to “War Machine”. What a loser.

by Danny on Aug 28, 2008 10:15 PM EDT reply actions  

And here I thought he was just an iron man fan…

by ognitinoc on Aug 29, 2008 3:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Marvel has War Machine as a charicter maybe they should sue TNA!

by Jadix on Sep 12, 2008 2:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice loser comments about Even Tanner War Queen. I hope you get paralyzed in your next fight, if any org will even accept you.

D-Bag!

by War on Sep 12, 2008 11:45 PM EDT reply actions  

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