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Ronda Rousey would take transgender fights ‘case-by-case’ as Fallon Fox divides

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stephaniec

Ronda Rousey would take transgender fights 'case-by-case' as Fallon Fox divides opinion of peers

http://m.foxsports.com.au/ufc/ronda-rousey-would-take-transgender-fights-case-by-case-as-fallon-fox-divides-opinion-of-peers/story-fnfmik1h-1227494401834

Fox Sports/Emily Benammar  The Daily Telegraph August 24, 2015 8:08AM

"Two and a half years ago, for fear of being outed by snooping journalists as she climbed the ranks of the sport from amateur to professional, Fallon Fox revealed herself as the first known transgender athlete in MMA.

"A reporter came after me and asked me questions about my past. I was scared I could be outed, I felt like I had it coming so I got ahead of it," Fox says about her decision to tell her story in Sports Illustrated.

"The scope of anger and vitriol that I received initially ... That was disheartening, tragic. It was mind-blowing.

"I started becoming suicidal; I could have gone my whole career being myself without going through this drama."

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iKate

The irony is that some states like NY do not consider MMA a real sport. So why is the MMA world in a tizzy over whether Fallon Fox is a "real" woman?
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