Thursday, April 4, 2013

Fallon Fox - Transgendered MMA Fighter - Brandon Moses


Fallon Fox is a professional Women's Mixed Martial Arts fighter; however, recently she has come out and admitted to being transgendered. This has caused quite a commotion in the MMA community. Fox has had two professional fights in the “Championship Fighting Alliance,” where she has two wins and no losses, both wins coming by first-round knockout.

 I think the discussion is very similar to our class discussion on Olympic runner, Caster Semenya, except for one detail. Semenya was born a woman, while Fox was born a man. Fox has undergone a sex change surgery, as well as hormone therapy. In an interview she says, "I'm technically, legally, physically and mentally female. Everything about me is female”; however, the Florida State Boxing Commission, who controls the distribution of licenses for combat sports in the state, isn’t fully convinced, and neither are fellow female fighters. Since Fox’s confession, there have been many interviews with other female fighters, asking if they would fight fox, to which most have replied “No,” “probably not,” and “she has an unfair advantage.” The popular belief is that Fox has an unfair advantage because she was once a man. What they may not know is that there is clear evidence proving that testosterone production is, after several years of estrogen therapy, diminished. There is a female who isn’t worried about the controversy surrounding Fox. Allanna Jones has accepted a fight with Fox, and they are scheduled to fight in May. As of now, it is legally allowed to happen, but if the State Commission decided that they think Fox shouldn’t fight, they can still stop it at any time.

I personally think that if she is legally a woman, and testosterone production is diminished, she should be allowed to fight with the women. After all, the Olympic committee allows transgendered women, with enough therapy, to compete in the Olympics.

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