Fallon Fox is an American mixed martial artist that is openly transgender. She is the first transgender fighter in the sport. In 2011, she made her transgender identity public by announcing her transition from male to female. Fallon is an outspoken advocate of gender equality and a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community.
Manuel
Manuel Fallon Fox, 26, of Los Angeles, California, was a high school student when he decided to pursue a career in boxing. A girl approached him about sparring. He was already enrolled at Jeet Kune Do. Manuel agreed to meet her at a nearby boxing gym. Manuel and the girl were instructed to spar by an overzealous coach. Manuel was also hit hard by the coach.
Manuel has fought only three professional bouts, his first two were amateur bouts. He has suffered many injuries throughout his entire career. He has missed numerous fights because of back-toback injuries as well as shifting priorities in the bureaucracy. However, he has not fulfilled his promise to be back in the ring.
Her relationship with a homosexual man
Fallon Fox, a MMA fighter has been the focus of a lot of attention recently because of her relationship to a gay man. Fox was a biological male and struggled from an early age with her gender identity. She believed she was homosexual in her teens. She did not know there were transgender individuals at the time.
She began to research transgender issues and was eventually able to transition. She learned about transsexuals, many of whom had waited for decades. She eventually lost all her hair. She was eventually able to have several surgeries that made her a complete female.
Her gender reassignment surgery
Fallon Fox was a male born, but struggled with gender identity in her teens. She thought she was gay in her teens, but she eventually realized she was transgender. She decided to have gender reassignment surgery. She traveled to Thailand for the surgery and underwent a series of surgeries.
Fallon Fox was a teenager when she first heard the term "transgender". As a teenager, Fox began to question her identity. She started taking her mother's clothes and playing dress-up whenever she was not looking. Although her family did not support her decision to have gender-reassignment surgery, she was able to serve four years in the Navy, becoming an operations specialist, second class. She went on to attend technical college, and then enrolled at University of Toledo.
Her MMA career
Fallon Fox retired from professional mixed martial arts in early 2018 following a loss to Amanda Nunes in UFC 215 and announced that she would not be competing in the sport any longer. In February 2017, she announced her retirement plans. In July 2017, she returned to the octagon and fought Raquel Pennington, losing a unanimous decision. Fox has not competed since.
While her MMA career was brief, it's noteworthy to note that she has since become a prominent advocate for transgender athletes. Born as a male, she struggled with gender identity from an early age, believing herself to be a gay man. She didn't know that there were transgender people all over the globe.