Eric Vilain, director of the Institute for Society and Genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles, told Time that “male to female transsexuals have significantly less muscle strength and bone density, and higher fat mass, than males.” Vilain reviewed Fox’s medical records and supported her right to fight women. UFC heavyweight Matt Mitrione called Fox “a disgusting freak.” Fallon Fox had gender reassignment surgery in 2006. UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, the most recognizable female MMA star in the world, told The Post that the 38-year-old Fox had an unfair advantage.

Other fighters came out against Fox, born Boyd Burton, at the time. Florida’s state athletic commission eventually granted her a license to fight after an investigation. Before that, she had not informed promoters and athletic commissions that she was actually born a man.

But a TKO loss to Ashlee Evans-Smith on Saturday night proved the playing field is fairly even.Įvans-Smith knocked out Fox in the third round in in the Championship Fighting Alliance women’s featherweight (145 pounds) tournament final in Coral Gables, Fla.įox, who was 3-0 as a pro going in, was a heavy favorite, having generated significant buzz after she outed herself as transgender earlier this year to Sports Illustrated and OutSports. Being born a man didn’t help Fallon Fox in this fight.Ĭritics have blasted Fox, the first transgender professional MMA athlete, for fighting women though she lived as a man until seven years ago.

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