Martial Arts Association Changes Rules After Female Athletes Withdraw in Protest, Handing Women’s Championship to Males

Only in 2023.

On Oct. 21, at the Cobb Civic Center in Marietta, Georgia, the North American Grappling Association held its Georgia Grappling & BJJ Championship, a mixed martial arts tournament. The men’s welterweight submission grappling division, as you would obviously expect, given the name of it, was dominated by men.

The women’s welterweight submission grappling division, as you might not expect — unless you’re thoroughly versed in woke — was also dominated by men.

According to the website Reduxx — which bills itself as a “pro-woman,” “pro-child,” and “anti-bullsh*t” — actual women declined to compete in the event after two men entered the category.

What’s more, Reduxx reported Friday, none of the women were told beforehand that they would be facing men “identifying” as women and going by the names of Cordelia Gregory or Corissa Griffith.

“The issue first received widespread attention in September after it was learned that a female Brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete had not been informed she would be competing against a male,” Reduxx reported. “Taelor Moore posted a clip of her fight against James ‘Alice’ McPike on her Instagram, noting that there was a 65lbs weight difference between them.”

Seems like a fair fight, no?

 

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When that farce of a bout hit the media, the sanctioning body issued a statement saying that it “does not require biological women to compete against transgender women. Instead, we give the choice to the biological women and if they decline, they compete in a division only with other biological women.”

“For those who chose not to compete with the transgender female, we will inquire if they have an interest in entering a separate division which includes the transgender female,” the rules read. “This additional division will be offered at no cost to those competitors. However, if individuals decline this opportunity, the transgender female will be directed to compete with the males in their respective weight and skill level category.”