![Alexis Davis got pumped for the biggest fight of her life by walking out to Ceremony's "This Is My War," at Invicta FC 4.Moments before submitting Shayna Baszler to earn a spot in the UFC's bantamweight division, she got the crowd rocking with Ceremony's glorious ode to stylish violence.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/80/6e/1362577315_4588_alexis.jpg?itok=wIBRAk9k "Alexis Davis got pumped for the biggest fight of her life by walking out to Ceremony's "This Is My War," at Invicta FC 4.Moments before submitting Shayna Baszler to earn a spot in the UFC's bantamweight division, she got the crowd rocking with Ceremony's glorious ode to stylish violence."){kind=small}
![Say what you want about Nicki Minaj, but it's hard to deny the chilling impact of the lyrics in "Moment 4 Life.""In this very moment I'm king," Minaj sings. "In this very moment I slayed Goliath with a sling This very moment I bring Put it on everything, that I will retire with the ring. And I will retire with the crown, yes No, I'm not lucky I'm blessed, yes Clap for the heavyweight champ, me But I couldn't do it all alone.""Cupcake" walked out to the song at the Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson event in 2011, before slaying the champ - Marloes Coenen - with a gorgeous arm-triangle choke. ](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/8e/49/8e49cf92be7ea0efcff6abcae3e4a9ec.jpg?itok=BPEWEZWm "Say what you want about Nicki Minaj, but it's hard to deny the chilling impact of the lyrics in "Moment 4 Life.""In this very moment I'm king," Minaj sings. "In this very moment I slayed Goliath with a sling This very moment I bring Put it on everything, that I will retire with the ring. And I will retire with the crown, yes No, I'm not lucky I'm blessed, yes Clap for the heavyweight champ, me But I couldn't do it all alone.""Cupcake" walked out to the song at the Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson event in 2011, before slaying the champ - Marloes Coenen - with a gorgeous arm-triangle choke. ")
![“The reason we have women’s MMA now is because of her," UFC President Dana White says of Ronda Rousey. "If you’re thinking it’s because she’s attractive, and this and that, and that’s all great, but you hear the way this girl talks? She is a Diaz brother inside."None of them have what this one has, she’s nasty, she’s mean. She would actually fight a guy if that was the case, if that was what it takes to get into the UFC, she’d do it.”It's true. Rousey had a reputation for being mean and nasty inside the cage, which made Joan Jett's "Bad Reputation" a great walkout song for her at UFC 157. ](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/96/fb/96fb3e251b41555c7f5d859df5a09d0b.jpg?itok=a7e8EhVp "“The reason we have women’s MMA now is because of her," UFC President Dana White says of Ronda Rousey. "If you’re thinking it’s because she’s attractive, and this and that, and that’s all great, but you hear the way this girl talks? She is a Diaz brother inside."None of them have what this one has, she’s nasty, she’s mean. She would actually fight a guy if that was the case, if that was what it takes to get into the UFC, she’d do it.”It's true. Rousey had a reputation for being mean and nasty inside the cage, which made Joan Jett's "Bad Reputation" a great walkout song for her at UFC 157. "){kind=small}
According to a March 5 report from Sports Illustrated, Fallon Fox is bracing herself for controversy.
The 37-year-old recently revealed that she is the first on-record transgender female fighter in mixed martial arts, and she knows it might rub some the wrong way that she's allowed to punch girls in the face even though she was born a man.
"Our department is currently investigating allegations pertaining to the information provided on [Fox's] application," wrote Sandi Copes Poreda, Director of Communications for the DBPR, which oversees the Florida State Boxing Commission.
"I think it's imperative to remember that the Florida commission allowed this fight, not the California commission," said CSAC Executive Officer Foster. "California merely received and is processing the application. We're working on the necessary medical reviews. We simply have an application."
Fox knocked out a woman in 39 seconds at a fight in Coral Cables, Fla., and she's an undefeated 5-0 in her MMA career with all five wins coming in the first round.
"We stand 120,000 percent behind Fallon," Cage Fighting Alliance CEO Jorge De La Nova said. "She's a female. She's a very sweet girl. There's a lot of money on the line for her, and she's performed very well. We're going to give her a couple of weeks to see how this thing turns out."
Fox's next bout, which was scheduled for Apr. 20 as part of a semifinal bout in an eight-women CFA tournament at 145 pounds, has been cancelled by Cage Fighting Alliance.
The women's MMA community is up-and-arms about Fox competing against women, as some feel it may be a safety risk.
"I am very upset by this news, especially because one of my best friends, Ashlee Evans-Smith, is currently in an MMA tournament with this person," said Invicta FC champ Carla Esparza. "Fallon Fox was born a man, and is now a post-op transgender woman. Fallon has blown through her first five opponents, the last one by 39-second KO. Knockouts are very rare for women. I have nothing against Fallon as a person, but I fear for my friend Ashlee's safety and any other females who have to face her. This is an absolutely unfair advantage."
In Fox's honor, here's a look back at the top five greatest walkout songs in the history of women's MMA.
![“The reason we have women’s MMA now is because of her," UFC President Dana White says of Ronda Rousey. "If you’re thinking it’s because she’s attractive, and this and that, and that’s all great, but you hear the way this girl talks? She is a Diaz brother inside."None of them have what this one has, she’s nasty, she’s mean. She would actually fight a guy if that was the case, if that was what it takes to get into the UFC, she’d do it.”It's true. Rousey had a reputation for being mean and nasty inside the cage, which made Joan Jett's "Bad Reputation" a great walkout song for her at UFC 157. ](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/e2/8b/e28ba8c9885d470f67ae7ef8a6506b28.jpg?itok=OigISVBF "“The reason we have women’s MMA now is because of her," UFC President Dana White says of Ronda Rousey. "If you’re thinking it’s because she’s attractive, and this and that, and that’s all great, but you hear the way this girl talks? She is a Diaz brother inside."None of them have what this one has, she’s nasty, she’s mean. She would actually fight a guy if that was the case, if that was what it takes to get into the UFC, she’d do it.”It's true. Rousey had a reputation for being mean and nasty inside the cage, which made Joan Jett's "Bad Reputation" a great walkout song for her at UFC 157. ")
![Say what you want about Nicki Minaj, but it's hard to deny the chilling impact of the lyrics in "Moment 4 Life.""In this very moment I'm king," Minaj sings. "In this very moment I slayed Goliath with a sling This very moment I bring Put it on everything, that I will retire with the ring. And I will retire with the crown, yes No, I'm not lucky I'm blessed, yes Clap for the heavyweight champ, me But I couldn't do it all alone.""Cupcake" walked out to the song at the Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson event in 2011, before slaying the champ - Marloes Coenen - with a gorgeous arm-triangle choke. ](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/69/69/6969261645da34273557366261fd2c9b.jpg?itok=_JhXt7GV "Say what you want about Nicki Minaj, but it's hard to deny the chilling impact of the lyrics in "Moment 4 Life.""In this very moment I'm king," Minaj sings. "In this very moment I slayed Goliath with a sling This very moment I bring Put it on everything, that I will retire with the ring. And I will retire with the crown, yes No, I'm not lucky I'm blessed, yes Clap for the heavyweight champ, me But I couldn't do it all alone.""Cupcake" walked out to the song at the Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson event in 2011, before slaying the champ - Marloes Coenen - with a gorgeous arm-triangle choke. ")
![Alexis Davis got pumped for the biggest fight of her life by walking out to Ceremony's "This Is My War," at Invicta FC 4.Moments before submitting Shayna Baszler to earn a spot in the UFC's bantamweight division, she got the crowd rocking with Ceremony's glorious ode to stylish violence.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/80/6e/1362577315_4588_alexis.jpg?itok=qbvNxnu9 "Alexis Davis got pumped for the biggest fight of her life by walking out to Ceremony's "This Is My War," at Invicta FC 4.Moments before submitting Shayna Baszler to earn a spot in the UFC's bantamweight division, she got the crowd rocking with Ceremony's glorious ode to stylish violence.")
![There's something special about a fighter having the opportunity to fight in front of their hometown fans, and Sarah Kaufman celebrated her AFC 5 fight in British Columbia by walking out to Diddy's "Coming Home."Kaufman had waited three long years for the chance to fight in Canada, and she treated her adoring hometown crowd to a third-round TKO of Megumi Yabushita.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/f0/79/f0798187de7b27bb011c0c26f8d5e99c.jpg?itok=0mf3ojns "There's something special about a fighter having the opportunity to fight in front of their hometown fans, and Sarah Kaufman celebrated her AFC 5 fight in British Columbia by walking out to Diddy's "Coming Home."Kaufman had waited three long years for the chance to fight in Canada, and she treated her adoring hometown crowd to a third-round TKO of Megumi Yabushita.")
![Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi!Hyatt pays homage to Australia by walking out to Men At Work's 1981 classic "Land Down Under," before each of her cage fights.The song earned the No. 1 spot in Australia in Dec. 1981, and then topped the New Zealand charts in Feb. 1982.Released in North America in mid-1982, the song topped the Canadian charts later that year. After initially being ignored in the United States, the song finally topped the charts in the country in 1983.Hyatt deserves serious props for choosing a song that pays tribute to her Australian roots, while simultaneously pumping up the crowd.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/f1/8c/f18c92236923c8b6b9cc6a5bf8367d4b.jpg?itok=_mh7Y5TS "Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi!Hyatt pays homage to Australia by walking out to Men At Work's 1981 classic "Land Down Under," before each of her cage fights.The song earned the No. 1 spot in Australia in Dec. 1981, and then topped the New Zealand charts in Feb. 1982.Released in North America in mid-1982, the song topped the Canadian charts later that year. After initially being ignored in the United States, the song finally topped the charts in the country in 1983.Hyatt deserves serious props for choosing a song that pays tribute to her Australian roots, while simultaneously pumping up the crowd.")
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