Fallon Fox facts for kids
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| Born | November 29, 1975 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Nickname(s) | The Queen of Swords |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Featherweight (2012–present) |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S. |
| Team | Midwest Training Center |
| Years active | 2012–2014 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 6 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
Fallon Fox (born November 29, 1975) is a retired American athlete. She was a professional fighter in mixed martial arts (MMA). This is a sport that combines different fighting styles like boxing and wrestling.
Fox is known for being the first openly transgender person to compete in MMA. A transgender person is someone whose gender identity is different from the gender they were assigned at birth.
Early Life and Background
Fox was born in Toledo, Ohio. From a young age, she felt that the gender people saw her as didn't match who she was inside. When she was a teenager, she learned the word "transgender" and realized it described her feelings.
As a young adult, Fox joined the U.S. Navy and served on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. After her time in the Navy, she decided to live as her true self.
To save money for medical procedures that would help her body match her gender identity, she worked as a truck driver. In 2006, she traveled to a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, for these surgeries.
Fighting Career
Fallon Fox began her professional MMA career in 2012. She competed in the Featherweight division. Over her career, she had a professional record of five wins and one loss. Three of her wins were by knockout (KO), and two were by submission, where an opponent gives up.
Her fighting career brought a lot of attention to the topic of transgender athletes in sports. Fox retired from fighting in 2014.
Awards and Recognition
In 2014, Fallon Fox was honored for her role in sports. She was added to the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame. This recognized her as an important figure who broke barriers for other athletes.
See also
In Spanish: Fallon Fox para niños
- Patricio Manuel, the first transgender professional boxer in the United States
- Parinya Charoenphol, a famous Thai boxer who is also transgender
