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RockaFowler

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Wed Jul 22, 2015, 06:33 AM Jul 2015

Christy Mack Says War Machine Used "Arsenal" Of MMA Skills To Hurt Her

http://deadspin.com/christy-mack-says-war-machine-used-arsenal-of-mma-ski-1719414990

HBO found that MMA fighters abuse women at a rate more than twice that of the general population; they asked UFC analyst and current trainer Rener Gracie to apply a rear naked choke to reporter David Scott as a demonstration of the weapons MMA stars possess when engaged in violence against women:

Look at the video at the link

Bellator, War Machine’s most recent employer, signed him to a contract while he was incarcerated on a previous domestic violence conviction. HBO asked Bellator why they signed the alleged serial abuser, and in fact promoted him using jailhouse video; the promotion did not provide a substantial response.

HBO also asked for comment from UFC president Dana White; he, too, declined to comment, and Real Sports highlighted White’s hypocrisy in claiming that domestic abusers would not be welcome in UFC.
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Christy Mack Says War Machine Used "Arsenal" Of MMA Skills To Hurt Her (Original Post) RockaFowler Jul 2015 OP
(Direct link to video) With the trial starting in late September, rocktivity Jul 2015 #1
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