A former adult film actress testified she was beaten and raped by her ex-boyfriend, former mixed martial arts fighter War Machine, in the months before he allegedly tried to kill her and her friend in August 2014.
The fighter, Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver, became visibly emotional as Christy Mack took the witness stand Wednesday during Koppenhaver's attempted murder trial in Las Vegas.
The Associated Press usually doesn't identify alleged victims of sexual assault, but Mack gave AP permission to use her name. Her legal name is Christine Mackinday.
Koppenhaver has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges also including kidnapping, battery, sexual assault and coercion in the alleged attack on Mack and a man she dated, Corey Thomas.
Koppenhaver is now 35. He could face life in prison without parole if he's convicted.
