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Title: Note to Dana White: Transgender Fighter Fallon Fox Is a Woman
Post by: Natasha on March 15, 2013, 11:56:53 PM
Post by: Natasha on March 15, 2013, 11:56:53 PM
Note to Dana White: Transgender Fighter Fallon Fox Is a Woman
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1566939-note-to-dana-white-transgender-fighter-fallon-fox-is-a-woman (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1566939-note-to-dana-white-transgender-fighter-fallon-fox-is-a-woman)
3/14/13
Matt Juul
Regardless of where you stand on the issue, whether you think that she should be able to compete against female fighters or not, there is one fact that you can't deny about transgender mixed martial artist Fallon Fox: mentally, physically, and legally she is considered a woman.
By the International Olympic Committee's and the NCAA's standards, Fox meets all the medical requirements necessary to compete as a female, and even her Illinois state issued driver's license lists her as a woman.
So when UFC president Dana White referred to Fox as a man in a recent interview with MMAJunkie.com, I couldn't help but shake my head. Here's what the big boss had to say:
So before you even think about fighting in the UFC or whatever – he was a man and now he's a woman – he's fighting girls who have losing records. Before you get too crazy about him being in the UFC, he's so freaking far from being in the UFC that it's not even funny.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1566939-note-to-dana-white-transgender-fighter-fallon-fox-is-a-woman (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1566939-note-to-dana-white-transgender-fighter-fallon-fox-is-a-woman)
3/14/13
Matt Juul
Regardless of where you stand on the issue, whether you think that she should be able to compete against female fighters or not, there is one fact that you can't deny about transgender mixed martial artist Fallon Fox: mentally, physically, and legally she is considered a woman.
By the International Olympic Committee's and the NCAA's standards, Fox meets all the medical requirements necessary to compete as a female, and even her Illinois state issued driver's license lists her as a woman.
So when UFC president Dana White referred to Fox as a man in a recent interview with MMAJunkie.com, I couldn't help but shake my head. Here's what the big boss had to say:
So before you even think about fighting in the UFC or whatever – he was a man and now he's a woman – he's fighting girls who have losing records. Before you get too crazy about him being in the UFC, he's so freaking far from being in the UFC that it's not even funny.
Title: Re: Note to Dana White: Transgender Fighter Fallon Fox Is a Woman
Post by: Shantel on March 16, 2013, 10:09:58 AM
Post by: Shantel on March 16, 2013, 10:09:58 AM
Good article by Matt Juul, he lands a knockout punch on White's ignorant comments.
Title: Re: Note to Dana White: Transgender Fighter Fallon Fox Is a Woman
Post by: JennX on March 17, 2013, 05:32:55 PM
Post by: JennX on March 17, 2013, 05:32:55 PM
Dana White is a moron. Always has been, always will be. Why the Fertitta Brothers let him continue to be the face of the UFC is beyond me. They could actually get a professional with experience instead.
Title: Re: Note to Dana White: Transgender Fighter Fallon Fox Is a Woman
Post by: MaidofOrleans on March 17, 2013, 08:57:14 PM
Post by: MaidofOrleans on March 17, 2013, 08:57:14 PM
See if you can spot of insecure commenters.
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