 War Machine was sentenced to a year in prison for the prior assault in Las Vegas, Nevada from December 2009 and was forced out of the bout and the tournament.He was set to make his Bellator debut on January 17, 2013 against Paul Daley when he tore his ACL and broke his fibula which forced him out of the fight.War Machine faced Blas Avena at on June 19, 2013.