{"id":456288,"date":"2022-06-02T00:05:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T21:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ufcs-laura-sanko-responds-to-critics-scandalous-claims\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T00:05:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T21:05:38","slug":"ufcs-laura-sanko-responds-to-critics-scandalous-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ufcs-laura-sanko-responds-to-critics-scandalous-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"#UFC&#8217;s Laura Sanko responds to critics&#8217; &#8216;scandalous&#8217; claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dcb5032911\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dcb5032911\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ufcs-laura-sanko-responds-to-critics-scandalous-claims\/#%E2%80%9CUFCs_Laura_Sanko_responds_to_critics_%E2%80%98scandalous_claims%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;UFC&#8217;s Laura Sanko responds to critics&#8217; &#8216;scandalous&#8217; claims&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUFCs_Laura_Sanko_responds_to_critics_%E2%80%98scandalous_claims%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;UFC&#8217;s Laura Sanko responds to critics&#8217; &#8216;scandalous&#8217; claims&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Laura Sanko is lashing out at critics who say she only has her job at UFC because of her looks.<\/p>\n<p>Sanko, a reporter, host and analyst for UFC, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QZaxvLHF9NY\">Blockasset\u2019s \u201cBLOCK Party<\/a>\u201d podcast earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a whole contingent of people out there that think I got this job in some untoward and scandalous way,\u201d Sanko said, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2022\/05\/ufc-laura-sanko-opens-up-critics-discredit-work-good-looks\">as documented by MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cI can assure you that\u2019s not how it happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old Sanko fought as an amateur from 2010-12, and then won a professional fight at Invicta FC 4 in 2013. She began working in broadcasting, and ascended to the point where last year she <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2021\/09\/ufc-news-laura-sanko-interview-reaction-dana-white-contender-series-commentary-debut\">was a color commentator for Dana White\u2019s Contender Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a weird thing because on one hand, people will be like, \u2018She only has this job because she looks a certain way.\u2019 And then the next comment will be, \u2018Oh, she looks a certain way, so there\u2019s no way she could possibly have anything intelligent to say,\u2019\u201d Sanko said on the podcast. \u201cLike anything, I\u2019m learning to deal with it because it\u2019s certainly something that\u2019s ramped up more as the UFC has started to put me in these positions to have opinions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1358374198.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"UFC broadcaster Laura Sanko opened up about her critics.\" class=\"wp-image-22493521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1358374198.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1358374198.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>UFC broadcaster Laura Sanko opened up about her critics.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1337541039.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Laura Sanko interviews Dana White in 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-22493556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1337541039.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1337541039.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Laura Sanko interviews UFC president Dana White in 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Zuffa LLC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBut it helps that the people who sit next to me \u2013 the Anthony Smiths of the world, the Rashad Evans\u2019s of the world, the Michael Bispings, the Paul Felders, the Daniel Cormiers \u2013 that I think people can sense they have a certain amount of respect for me and therefore the fans should, as well. I really owe a lot to my male co-workers who are making a spot for me at the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She spoke about being referred to as a \u201ctrail blazer.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BLOCKPARTY #05 : Dana White, Laura Sanko, AJ Vaynerchuk\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QZaxvLHF9NY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEvery time someone says that word to me, it makes me want to tear up honestly,\u201d Sanko said. \u201cBut then it also makes me \u2026 I don\u2019t yet feel worthy of that. I want to be worthy of that. I do want to be that. I guess if I really sit back and go through my DMs, at some point I\u2019m going to have to admit that there is an element of that. It\u2019s just hard for me to use that word for myself.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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