UFC broadcaster Laura Sanko will make history next week at Fight Night 281 by becoming the first female colour commentator to call an official event in the organisation's modern era. Sanko is a former MMA fighter who competed at atomweight and holds a 1-0 record. Whilst James Krause has been married to Shynhel Krause for more than a decade, the same can be said for Laura and her husband, Nathan Sanko. Sanko fought at 105 pounds, the atomweight division, which ultimately cut her career short due. Laura Sanko is set to become the first female commentator on a UFC broadcast during the Zuffa era when she joins the booth on Saturday night. UFC today announced that veteran analyst, Octagon side reporter and Dana White’s Contender Series commentator Laura Sanko will be making her official UFC. The event acts as the promotion’s return to. Laura Sanko has been integral to UFC broadcasts in recent years as a reporter, host, analyst, and last year becoming the first woman in the Zuffa era to serve as a color commentator when she did. Switch to grass or sand like the beach. She was one of the most remarkable UFC analysts but has several amateurs and one professional MMA fights. Further, the ‘BMF’ of the UFC, Jorge Masvidal fired at the Irish UFC star, Conor McGregor once more. UFC presenter Laura Sanko has been forced to deny having a crush on fighter Shavkat Rakhmonov following a viral joke. Pretty awesome card for WMMA fans. — Laura Sanko (@laura_sanko) January 23, 2020. The 35-year-old UFC megastar. Laura Sanko not so Innocent OMG Lifestyle video. Sanko, who worked last week’s UFC Kansas City card, is currently taking a much needed break and posted a selfie while at the beach with the caption “My quarterly thirst trap so the IG algorithm will pick me up again 😂. "Burke is so lucky to have you as his dad. The former MMA fighter will be the first woman to. Sanko, who retired from fighting to become a host/announcer, has spoken in the past about her decision to transition from fighting to stand behind the mic at UFC events. And that accusation was made by none other than her former friend Megan Anderson. ”. Laura Sanko (Left) and Jon Anik (Right)(Images via Getty) Laura Sanko has praised Jon Anik for winning Severe MMA’s commentator of the year award. Laura Sanko is back at the UFC's Official Performance Institute. Laura Sanko. . She has competed in one professional bout, she defeated Cassie Robb via submission at Invicta FC 4: Carla Esparza vs. During the weigh-ins at UFC 279, ‘Fancy’ made a comment about the featherweight fighter Norma Dumont. Make no mistake, Laura Sanko did an incredible job calling the fights at UFC 293. Laura Sanko Feels Sorry That UFC Did Not Implement Atomweight Division So She Can Fight. Before Laura Sanko appeared on our screens, she had a short career as a professional MMA fighter. Openly gay MMA fighter Tonya Evinger celebrated Invicta 17 win Saturday. 9, 2023). SYDNEY – Laura Sanko is excited to make her commentary debut for a pay-per-view event at UFC 293. Laura Sanko has seen the rise of Amanda Nunes first-hand. Sean Strickland. Earlier this year, Rakhmonov faced Geoff Neal at UFC 285. Having worked for years as an analyst for the UFC, as well as. Laura Sanko is an American mixed martial arts commentator, who currently works for UFC, posted a photo in a beach bikini with clear intentions. He has been a Mid America Angels member since 2005 and served on the. 8. Laura Sanko had $20K worth of farm equipment stolen Thread starter TheSpider; Start date Apr 25. Without a doubt, the. Looking back, that was actually a super-stacked. " Invicta FC bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger notoriously puked in the cage post-victory and then kissed post-fight interviewer Laura Sanko. A matter of months after she became just the second woman to work as a color analyst since the UFC began, the 40-year-old was lauded by Conor McGregor for her recent work at UFC 293. Laura Sanko is the matchup fans never knew they were interested in prior to the social media influencer's recent Twitter post. Laura Sanko’s dreams keep coming true. During the lighthearted moment in the interview, Laura Sanko joined Michael Bisping in emulating Captain Morgan's stance as they both stood in the pose, and Sanko added a touch of humor to the. Mike Bohn and Abbey Subhan. Marrocco: First of all, congrats to Sanko on a very impressive pay-per-view debut. 332 shares. Watch this video (start it around 2:30) to see DC's blatant usage to "miraculously" make weight at the last minute for that fight. A former fighter, Sanko began her journey in the MMA world, but later quit and started her job as an in-cage and sideline reporter. posting pics/vids of yourself on social media because you want other people to find them/you attractive doesn't mean you have no self respect, practically everyone on there does it. Joel was tall but thin. Sanko will overtake former kickboxing champion Kathy Long, who called the UFC’s first event back in 1993, as the second-ever female commentator in the. Learn more about Laura Sanko's story growing up as a karate kid, becoming an Invicta FC fighter, to a UFC commentator. Fellow broadcaster Laura Sanko has weighed in on UFC colleague Joe Rogan. Dumont stepped down from the scale and was bending forward to pick up her clothes when Sanko announced that she was ‘driving a dump truck’. 9, 2021.