Despite an enormous amount of controversy, Fallon Fox is now officially set for her upcoming match at Championship Fighting Alliance 11.
Fox (2-0) came in comfortably under the 145-pound limit (via Facebook), where she’ll face Allanna Jones (2-1) during the CFA 11 women’s featherweight tournament semifinals.
In addition to Fox vs. Jones, the event also features Strikeforce and Bellator veterans, including former UFC fighter Mike Kyle, facing late replacement Travis Wiuff.
Kyle was originally scheduled to fight Valentijn Overeem, but that bout was scrapped shortly after Overeem injured himself during training (via MMA Mania).
CFA 11 Main Card
• Mike Kyle vs. Travis Wiuff
• Fallon Fox vs. Allanna Jones
• Luis Palomino vs. Robert Washington
• Elvin Brito vs. Sean Soriano
• Czar Sklavos vs. Alexis Vila
• Oscar Delgado vs. Mike King
Media attention around the event has dramatically spiked since Fox came out as the sport’s first openly male-to-female transgender athlete, brought to the public eye in an ESPN profile piece by veteran MMA journalist Loretta Hunt.
Several prominent names have negatively responded to Fox’s decision to compete in the women’s division, including Joe Rogan, heavyweight Matt Mitrione (via The MMA Hour) and UFC champion Ronda Rousey (via The New York Post).
Moreover, the controversial fighter also gained a PR black eye last April, when Australian star Bec Hyatt detailed a heated confrontation at Invicta FC 5.
According to sources with knowledge of the event, Fox was trespassing at the Kansas City-based all women’s MMA promotion, reportedly threatening Hyatt and other female fighters while being asked to leave by the Invicta FC staff.
That kind of press may follow Fox throughout the CFA 11 women’s 145-pound tournament, where the eventual winner will earn both a championship belt and a $20,000 prize.
CFA 11 takes place on May 24 at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida, with the card to be broadcast at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT on AXS TV.
McKinley Noble is an MMA conspiracy theorist. His work has appeared in NVision, PC World, Macworld, GamePro, 1UP, MMA Mania and The L.A. Times.
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