update – October 27, 2015 – Brian Dunn of the Nebraska specify athletic compensation replied to Camiseta FC Porto my query about the regulatory framework of this bout as complies with –

Hi Erik,

This bout was supervised by the Nebraska athletic Commission.  We do not have any type of particular policy, however each bout is assessed individually.  We thought about this contestant to be male for the functions of competition

and even more as to whether the transgender competitor had undergone breast augmentation or hormone treatment –

I do not have that information.  Mr. Russell requested a variance concerning the top.  At first, I rejected the request.  He still went to the evaluate in (he did not eliminate his shirt) as well as meant to compete.  He acted major about the competition, as well as not utilizing his “transgender” condition for attention-seeking, Camiseta FC Tokyo so the day of the event, I authorized his request for the variance to wear the top.

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In what, to my knowledge, is a very first in the MMA legal landscape, last week the Nebraska athletic compensation sanctioned an MMA bout including a pre operative transgender fighter.  The bout occurred on October 23 at OFC 108 in Omaha, Nebraska.  The fight promoter, Omaha fight Club, verified to me that “yes this happened” as well as even more that

“Jason (Michelle) Russell is the competitor The compensation didn’t have a issue with the fight being regulated because of it being two born male fighters both with genitals attached, as far as the selecting of fight outfit it is the fighters preference because he is living as a female. Jason (Michelle) doesn’t want to fight women he just wishes to be one. He Camiseta Olympique Lyonnais admits he didn’t take the fight major as well as needs to get back into a fitness center if he wishes to continue fighting!”

The bout was uploaded to YouTube as well as can be discovered right here –

The athlete was obviously pre-operative however appears to have had breast augmentation (I make this assumption based on the top being worn) although I cannot verify if this assumption is accurate.  I have reached out to the Nebraska athletic compensation asking if they have any type of particular guidelines or policies in location concerning such bouts.  I will update this short article if/when they reply.

In 2013 the ABC’s medical committee released their setting paper on suggested transgender policies for combative sports which can be discovered right here .

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