Yes in some ways you are correct; however, in other ways you are wrong. Every human is on a continuum of traits that are considered masculine and feminine, body, brain, and sexuality are all a sliding scale. The problem that appears to have triggered your article is the overwhelming strength difference of Ms. Fox vs. Ms. Brents since they are in the same weight class I can see your point to an extent. I guess my question becomes how sure of the source of the difference are we? You seem to say it is all down to the genetic/fundamental sexuality difference of masculine traits vs. feminine traits. I am wondering how much is differences in other genetic or training/environmental factors.

I am wondering this because I trained in martial arts for around ten years, while I was never more than a dabbler, I trained with several who were very serious. What it taught me is that I at 220lbs (at that time) and in reasonably good shape had no chance at all in any physical altercation with the people who trained and worked ou seriously. It didn’t matter what their weight class or sex. Now honestly size and raw strength did come into it a bit, I would have had a chance against someone who was under 5' tall and under 100lbs.

Now since the two fighters, in this case, were both of similar weight (Fox:135, Brent:145), with a small height difference (Fox:5'7", Brent:5'3") and presumably similarly trained, I can see your assumption of the masculine/feminine traits being the difference. Mostly I wanted to include the counter observation that it could have been differences in current training, Brent having an especially bad day, the leverage difference of 4", or Fox being stronger from a non-genetic source (i.e., she worked out more beforehand).

I do agree with many of your points; men and women are different. It is just that some humans who are born externally male may have internal differences that make them more or less female. While humans can be born externally female and have internal differences that make them more or less male, as a species, we are amazingly diverse and should be learning to deal with these differences.