Fallon Fox is an American mixed martial artist that is openly transgender. She is the first transgender fighter in the sport. Her transgender identity was revealed when she declared her gender transition to female in 2011. Fallon is a passionate advocate for gender equity and a strong supporter for the LGBTQ community.
Manuel
Manuel Fallon Fox was 26 years old when he decided that he wanted to become a professional boxer. He was enrolled in Jeet Kune Do when a girl approached him about a sparring session. Manuel decided to go and meet her at a boxing gym in a nearby suburb. Manuel and the young girl were instructed by an overzealous boxing coach to spar. Manuel was also hard pressed by the coach.
Manuel has only fought three times professionally, and his first two bouts were amateur bouts. He has suffered many injuries throughout his entire career. Back-to-back injuries and shifting priorities in bureaucracy have caused him to miss several fights. However, his promise to return is not yet fulfilled.
Her relationship with a homosexual man
Fallon Fox has been the subject of a lot media attention due to her romance with a gay guy. Fox was born a biological man and struggled with her gender identity from an early stage. She was convinced that she was homosexual when she was just a teenager. She was unaware of transgender people at that time.
In the end, she started to research transgender topics, which eventually helped her transition. She began to read about transsexuals who had waited decades for their transition. She eventually lost her hair. Eventually, she underwent several surgeries that would complete her transformation into a female.
She had gender reassignment surgery
Fallon Fox was born a male but struggled to identify her gender as a teenager. In her teenage years, Fallon Fox thought she was homosexual, but later 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 first learned of the term "transgender" as a teenager. At a young age, she began to question her identity and began to steal her mother's clothes to play dress-up when no one was looking. Although her family didn't support her decision to have gender reassignment surgery performed, she served four years in the Navy as an operations specialist second-class. She continued her education at a technical college until she was accepted at the University of Toledo.
Her MMA journey was her greatest success.
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 February 2017, she declared her intention to quit. Fox hasn't 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.