Former UFC fighter Kay Hansen opened up about trauma she says she experienced during her rise as a youth athlete to a teenage professional fighter and beyond. “My successes and struggles have all been in the public eye for many years, but everyone has a story behind the scenes,” Hansen wrote on social media Tuesday with a link to a new mini-documentary video. “I was raped/SA [sexually assaulted] by my father as a teenager for years. Fighting/training was my escape, and the only form of reality I really had control over.” The 23-minute video project created by the team of Jorge Barbosa , Cynthia Vance and Mark Johnston , among others, in conjunction with Invicta FC released Tuesday. The documentary paints a harrowing and emotional journey that led Hansen to separate herself from her father, who served as her longtime coach, and emotional relief and a rebuilding process afterward. “I never spoke up about the abuse I endured due to the fear of repercussions that may follow,” Hansen wrote
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