MMA has gained massive popularity in the past few years, with the likes of UFC and Bellator as the front-running promotions that bring the best fights to its fans. However, there are still a few asterisks that have received notoriety from the MMA community.
A few independent organizations outside the USA that contest fights which are unconventional when compared to the fights put up by the UFC. Matchups like inter-gender fights, more than two people brawling inside the cage, transgender completing against cisgender, and many more.
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Recently, a viral video surfacing on Instagram saw a transgender athlete fight against a male fighter. Here’s what happened.
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The video showed a brief stint from the fight. Meanwhile, the beginning sequence of the video saw the transgender getting knockdown. However, as the video progressed, both fighters were trading punches. Nonetheless, the male fighter seemed to have a clear power and speed advantage.
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The video concluded with the male fighter landing devastating hooks, which ultimately led to the transgender fighter getting knocked out. The caption of the video said “Thoughts?”. Thus, it was clear that the viewers had their thoughts to share.
How did fans react to the post?
As the video gained notoriety, the fans had their thoughts to share. Moreover, the majority of them were hilarious trolls making fun of the fight.
A user said that this is still better than transgender fighting females. “Better than them beating up female fighters, but it looks like they just fought a killer/more experienced fighter in this vid”
A hilarious comment wrote, “Equal rights… and equal lefts 😂”
Meanwhile, another comment was, “Man fights man. Incredible.”
A comment threw some shade at the transgender fighter, “Ladyboy got cooked”
Furthermore, a fan brought the UFC double champion, Amanda Nunes, into the conversation and said, “If it was Amanda Nunes it would of been a different story for this guy ☠️☠️☠️”
A comment said, “That’s 2 guys. Take all the hormones you want. The chromosomes don’t lie.”
Moreover, a user had his thoughts on the transgender fight. “That transgender was just bad in fighting in general, it doesn’t matter.”
Nonetheless, a fan said that this fight is revenge for those women who got beaten by other transgender fighters. “He beat her for every woman he wasn’t able to strike in his life 🤣🤣🤣”
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