Loss Posted March 11, 2013 Report Posted March 11, 2013 SHOULD A TRANSGENDER WOMAN BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE IN WOMEN'S MMA? Yes 15.3% No 84.7% Where did this poll question come from, meaning what's the issue? And how does everyone here feel about this?
goodhelmet Posted March 11, 2013 Report Posted March 11, 2013 I heard about this on Sports Talk Radio this week. A Trans Gender wants to compete in MMA as a woman.
Bix Posted March 12, 2013 Report Posted March 12, 2013 The extremely short version is: - All of the experts that have weighed in feel she should be able to compete if she's hormonally female and most of the comments I've read get that, but... - Women who have competed against her (both in MMA fights and grappling competitions) say she's strong enough that it feels like they're fighting a man. And she is, in fact, pretty jacked up. My guess? She's fully transitioned like she says, but she's using steroids as PEDs and has been lucky/selective with the smaller shows she's fought on as far as drug testing goes. So any perceived advantage would have nothing to do with being a transwoman, and obviously nobody's getting SRS just to win a fight.
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