came out publicly in an Outsports article in 2013. The decision to do so came after a journalist threatened to out her publicly against her will after she began competing professionally.
Fox endured waves of transphobic abuse from the MMA world after coming out as the sport reckoned with its first brush with trans identities.
Multiple prominent UFC figures, including UFC president Dana White, deliberately misgendered her and hurled transphobic insults her way, yet Fox continued competing until her retirement due to injury in 2014.The announcement of the film comes as more than 30 states debate legislation that targets trans girls and women that want to compete in sports as their identified gender.