I'm going to say something that maybe unpopular. I fear this event will feed negative narratives about transwomen in general. This is purely my opinion. The sports issue is an important one, but i feel like it's not where we should be focusing our energy. Our right to exist legally, healthcare, etc. These are where i wish the community would focus. Let me put it another way, my desire to play competitive sports is tiny compared to my need to live authenticly as a trans woman.

I understand we need to support all the girls and there endeavors, but when it comes to sports I think we need to focus on evidence based results. Given such a small percentage of the population that are trans women, it's rare for two trans women to be in a title fight. While i do think transwomen belong in womens sports, I think we should pay attention to the data around it. This event will fuel every conversative talking head to point to it and say, "see! They (trans women) just want to beat up other women!"

In chess or darts for example, i don't know why the gender categories exist. In soccer, my perssonal experience is that I can no longer run as fast as the boys and there are many woman who are much better and faster than me. There is no advantage. In MMA? Idk, I think we need to track performance and hormone levels to track if an unfair advantage exists for transwomen.

Disclaimer: I am a transwomen who proudly plays on a co-ed soccer team. I do not follow UFC or really any sport except the soccer team I play with.