Elon Musk has joined in on the recent conversation surrounding transgender fighters' participation in MMA.
A video involving transgender fighter Fallon Fox has been doing the rounds on the internet. The caption in the video falsely claims that Fox inflicted a fracture on her opponent's (former UFC fighter Kay Hansen) skull during the fight.
Although Fox fractured one of her opponent's skulls during a fight, the fighter was Tamikka Brents and not Hansen.
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Musk shared his shocking reaction to the video on Twitter.
Fox fired back at Musk, criticizing the multi-billionaire for giving attention to a doctored video.
"Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, over here commenting on a video that is OBVIOUSLY is doctored to make me sound like a man. Wtf?"
In a recent Instagram post, Fox responded to the backlash, saying that there were several inaccuracies in the viral posts:
"Transphobes are AGAIN using fake photos to say I broke the skull of someone I’ve never even fought. Even the bloodied woman in the photo says I didn’t fight her. Video footage of the actual fight is posted here. Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis is lying. I don’t even know why they call her a doctor. Only ONE opponent received an orbital fracture from me (Tamikka Brents). She is a black cis woman and that ain’t her! Conservatives always try to embellish on trans athletes."
What did Joe Rogan say about Fallon Fox competing in MMA?
On several occasions, UFC commentator and podcast host Joe Rogan has criticized Fallon Fox for competing against women in fights.
According to Rogan, Fox, a transgender athlete, enjoyed a physical advantage over her female counterparts.
"She calls herself a woman, but I tend to disagree... And she wants to be able to fight women in MMA. I say no f***ing way. I say if you had a di*k at one point in time, you also have all the bone structure that comes with having a di*k. You have bigger hands, you have bigger shoulder joints."
Watch the video below:
Fox's MMA career, which started in May 2012, was short-lived and lasted a bit over two years. During that time, 'The Queen of Swords' competed in six professional MMA fights and was victorious in five of them.