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World Service,8 mins

‘Fighting has always been my outlet’

Not by the Playbook

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UFC Kay Hansen opens up about how she discovered she had an eating disorder and how she believes it could be linked to the trauma she endured as a teenager. Hansen was sexually abused in her teens and says not eating and over training was her way of coping. Her issues around food came to a head when she was forced to pull out of a fight in March 2021 as her body was effectively shutting down on her. Image: Kay Hansen during a UFC fight (photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC - Getty Images) Some listeners may find the content distressing.

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