There wasn't going to be an easy way for Olydog to do this. She knew it. Her family knew it. Her manager knew it. The biggest battle would come outside the cage.
A fighter, born male and now anatomically a female, wanting to climb into a cage to punch, kick and choke out other Fantasy Fighters? It would raise a lot of questions. It would bring on a flood of criticism. But to keep Oly's dream of fantasy fighting professionally alive, the price would be her anonymity.
Amidst whispers from snooping journalists and licensing issues looming with two athletic commissions, Oly has bravely stepped forward as the first on-record transgender female athlete to compete in Fantasy Fighting.
Oly already had a few belts and an IJFL title on her record, but her admission quickly shined a light on how an athlete with a unique medical history such as Oly's should be handled moving forward.