(WSJ) – A transgender mixed-martial arts fighter who broke his female opponent’s skull is an intrepid hero who deserves to be celebrated as “the bravest athlete in history.”
That’s the assessment of Cyd Zeigler, co-founder, and blogger at Outsports, an LGBT-focused site that is part of left-wing digital media company Vox’s SB Nation network. Zeigler breathlessly squealed in a Jan. 14 post over speculation that transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox could soon return to the ring after taking a hiatus to nurse some injuries.
In the Outsports article — titled “Fallon Fox is still the bravest athlete in history” — Zeigler praised Fox for rocketing to the top of his sport by beating his female opponents to within an inch of death. Zeigler claimed the fighter valiantly overcame unfair criticism after crushing one rival’s skull and physically destroying other opponents to win his MMA matches.
The blogger said anyone who condemns Fox is a transphobic bigot. “Yet Fox stood strong and continued to push for, and earn, her right to compete,” the Outsports post read. “Except for one fateful match, she also won every time she stepped into the professional ring.” READ MORE
