To say the last couple months have been different than her previous year in MMA would be an understatement for Allanna “Hands of Stone” Jones. Coming off her March 2 win over Kelsey De Santis at CFA 10, Jones’ normal prep for her next fight was interrupted when it was discovered that her upcoming opponent, Fallon Fox, was transgendered and a media storm ensued. “It was a little weird and you’ll never get used to something like that happening,” said Jones about the mass attention her May 24 bout against Fox received. Unfortunately for Jones, she lost the fight via third round submission, but because of the exposure she got, she feels that ultimately she ended up moving forward rather than backwards. “I was not very happy with my performance in that fight,” said Jones. “I felt I could have done a lot better. After watching it and seeing the mistakes that I made, we’ve been working on it in the gym and changing some things
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Allanna Jones Ready to Bounce Back from Fallon Fox Loss to Take Out Holly Holm – MMA Weekly