Transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox, who has made headlines for competing in MMA against females, recently had a back-and-forth conversation with the co-founder of the UFC, Campbell McLaren via Twitter about marketability and her ultimate goal of one day fighting inside the world-famous Octagon.
Below are some of the tweets the two sent back-and-forth.
Hello @campbellcombate what part of all this would you like me to help you understand. :-) @jenwenk
— Fallon Fox (@FallonFox) October 22, 2014
.@afromike76 Mike thoughts on Fallon Fox? Everyone is dodging this topic.
— Campbell McLaren (@campbellcombate) October 22, 2014
.@FallonFox @jenwenk Fallon I said U make me uncomfortable as a promotor. I loved ur NY Times article. Help this old school guy understand
— Campbell McLaren (@campbellcombate) October 22, 2014
.@FallonFox @jenwenk Best of luck. You are both advantaged and disadvantaged. In the sense you are very promotable but controversial.
— Campbell McLaren (@campbellcombate) October 22, 2014
.@FallonFox And I know what it is like to be too controversial.
— Campbell McLaren (@campbellcombate) October 22, 2014
.@FallonFox @jenwenk Saying you are promotable is an understatement.
— Campbell McLaren (@campbellcombate) October 22, 2014
.@FallonFox @afromike76 @jenwenk Fallon I started this discussion saying I was uncomfortable Now I'm thinking u should fight for #combate
— Campbell McLaren (@campbellcombate) October 22, 2014
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