Fight Quote by Fallon Fox

I'm the first transsexual fighter in MMA. Like, ever. It's always going to be part of the narrative, but I'll deal with it. I'll…

— Fallon Fox

I'm a legitimate fighter who trained for years for this and I'm good, but suddenly, just because I'm a transgender woman, I fall into…

— Fallon Fox

I was too scared to come out as a trans woman 'cause I was dreading the thought of having to come out for a…

— Ethel Cain

According to the media, trans women were subject to pain and punch lines. Instead of proclaiming that I was not a plot device to…

— Janet Mock

When I came into the UFC, even though I had a lot of hype behind me, there were a lot of haters and criticism.

— Mackenzie Dern

Regardless if I made it or not, I really wanted women's MMA to be a real thing.

— Sharice Davids

I had one fight in my adult life. I had the famous '89 fight with Nicole, which she admits that she initiated the physical…

— O. J. Simpson

When I came out, initially, I faced some mocking. For the first 10-15 days, sometimes when I was out in public, people would shout…

— Dutee Chand

I underestimated the difference of fighting in a cage.

— Mirko Cro Cop

I was so involved in my boy-rhythms that I never came to grips with the fact that I was a girl. I was twelve…

— Patti Smith

For a lot of MMA fans, especially in the UFC, they didn't know who I was... unless you're really involved in women's MMA.

— Liz Carmouche

People on radio and television started making nasty comments about me and I felt awful. Turning from a teenager into a woman is hard…

— Nicola Roberts