One of the biggest topics in mixed martial arts these days involves transgender fighter Fallon Fox and UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey believes that Fox should not be able to compete with women.
Rousey appeared on last night’s edition of “Inside MMA” on AXS TV and believes that transgender athletes in MMA should be a case by case basis.
“If you’re a man who indefinites as a woman, or a woman who indefinites as a man, that’s something you can’t control,” Rousey said. “That’s not your choice. That’s just the way you are. But being transgender, that does require a choice. I think it needs to be case-by-case basis.”
When it comes to Fallon Fox situation, Rousey stated that is not scientifically possible to maker her body equal to a women.
“On Fallon Fox’s case, she went through puberty entirely as a man, and though I do believe that her identity definitely is that of a woman, at this point in her life, it’s just not scientifically possible to make her body exactly equal to that as a woman. Transgender fighters should be taken by a case by case basis and if you already developed through puberty as a man, I don’t think you should be able to compete as a woman.”