UFC News: The upcoming UFC Fight Night: Derrick Lewis vs Sergey Spivac in Las Vegas will feature color commentary from MMA expert Laura Sanko for the first time. However, the sportscaster’s journey to the commentary booth has been without challenges. UFC color commentator addressed the issue of women being subjected to countless unfounded remarks while climbing the corporate ladder in a recent media scrum. Follow the Latest MMA News: Lewis vs Spivac Updates with InsideSport.IN
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UFC color commentator Laura Sanko on sleeping with endless people
Sanko dispelled numerous false myths about how she got the job. “I’m grateful for this positive response [to her commentary debut]. There will always be those who oppose you. I believe comments about women, in particular, are made in a particular way. There is a lot of questioning on the ascent. The number of people I’ve supposedly slept with is endless.”
“The number of people I’ve supposedly slept with is endless.”
Laura Sanko rejects any myths around getting her spot in the UFC commentary booth.
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She continued: “If it were real, it would be extremely long and exhausting. And I don’t think any other reputable sports figures, including Brett Okamoto, understand. Being the first to achieve this, I thus hope that it can occasionally be a difficult route.”
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UFC president Dana White on the new female commentator
According to UFC president Dana White, the first female commentator for the UFC in the modern era couldn’t possibly be more deserving: “I can’t think of anyone more qualified than Laura to serve as the first female color analyst for the modern UFC era. I couldn’t be more pleased to have her calling the action since she has worked hard to establish herself and earn this position.”
Although Laura Sanko will be calling official UFC fights for the first time on Saturday at UFC Vegas 68, she has previously provided commentary for Dana White’s Contender Series. 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 organization’s annals.
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