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Former MMA fighter War Machine who is waiting his trial for attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend and her friend reportedly tried to kill himself in prison earlier this week. The fighter, whose real name is Jonathan Koppenhaver, was found by a guard unresponsive on Tuesday night, October 14.

Sources at the law enforcement office told TMZ that the officer saw him sitting on the floor of his Las Vegas jail with his feet up on the bunk. The officer entered the cell and noticed a piece of linen around Koppenhaver's neck which was tied to the leg of the bed. The officer removed it and his condition got better. He currently is in a medical isolation cell under suicide watch.

Koppenhaver's attorney Brandon Sua told Las Vegas Review-Journal that his client was suffering from depression and anxiety which "increased since his August arrest." Sua also said that Koppenhaver's vital signs "completely stopped" when he was found and he was "pretty much dead." "Multiple" suicide notes were found in the fighter's cell.

Koppenhaver was charged with attempted murder, domestic battery by strangulation, first-degree kidnapping and sexual assault following an incident involving ex-girlfriend Christy Mack and her friend Corey Thomas on August 8. His next court schedule is set for Friday, but his attorney is trying to negotiate with the prosecutors for the case.