Another fighter is keen on fighting women's champion Ronda Rousey.
Fallon Fox heard about Rousey's remarks about transgender fighters and requested the champ to stop making ridiculous arguments regarding bone structure and sexuality.
Previously, Rousey said "I think it's one of those scenarios when it's a case by case thing. I actually tried to research a lot and I feel that if you already go through puberty as a man, it's something you can't really reverse. But there are people that are earlier on put on hormone replacement therapy until they're of legal age, and they can make a decision to get the sex change later. That would be acceptable, that would be fine because they won't already have developed the bone structure of a man."
She added, "You can't just reverse that. There's no 'undo' button on that. On a case by case basis, you really have to look at that, but on Fallon Fox's case I think that she has an unfair advantage. It is outside of her control, but that unfortunately is her scenario. It's unfortunate especially for her competition as well."
The Brazilian responded in a report by SB Nation on Yahoo Sports, "First, I really wish Ronda would stop with the ridiculous bone structure arguments. That was so last year. Second, she should tell her boss to put me in that Octagon over there at UFC. I'm quite sure that there are quite a few female MMA fighters who have guts to fight another skilled woman without peeing their panties and saying 'No, I wouldn't fight her!'. I think they may be a little more mentally tough and say, 'I'll fight a trans woman, just like I'll fight a lesbian woman or a black woman.' Etc. They may throw all kinds of backwards bogus bone density or bone structure arguments in it to possibly save face if they lose - because they sense that people are ignorant on bones within sport. But, at least some of them are the real deal in the way of fighting. Ronda Rousey may not be right about what advantages she thinks that I have. But, at least she isn't mentally weak! And wait... Does that mean that makes Ronda more tough than Miesha Tate? Because Tate recently said... Oh... Well, I'll just let you all dig to find that one."
According to Bloody Elbow, Fox has an MMA record of 5-1 and recently won over Tamikka Brents. In 2006, Fox went through gender reassignment surgery via supplemental hormone therapy. "The Queen of Swords" is the first known female transgender MMA Fighter in the sport.
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