While the fighters and the high-voltage Octagon action attract the fans’ attention, another section of professionals works tirelessly to present them with a complete picture. The correspondents bring forth the humane aspect of the fighters in their pre-and post-fight backstage interviews. Further, the reporters are able to invoke the raw emotions that later on set the upcoming matchups in motion. One such remarkable UFC commentator is Laura Sanko, who recently was on the receiving end of a peculiar request.
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Notably, the MMA fighter-turned-commentator is also a social media influencer and has thousands of followers. One of those fans took to Twitter and asked the UFC analyst to do a live stream of them bowing down to a certain photo of her.
The fan’s unusual request to Laura Sanko
However, one of her fans tagged the famed TV presenter and requested to live-stream the continuous bowing down to her feet photo.
Thus, they wrote, “Can I get your approval to do a live stream on YouTube bowing down to this photo of your feet for 6 HOURS straight, please Laura? 🙏”
Replying to this unusual request, the MMA analyst had a hilarious take on the same. Hence, she wrote, “Knock yourself out lol”
Knock yourself out lol
— Laura Sanko (@laura_sanko) November 19, 2022
As the user didn’t expect Sanko to reply to the post, they deleted the tweet later.
Watch This Story: Everything you need to know about analyst Laura Sanko’s meteoric rise in the UFC
The 40-year-old has appeared in numerous podcasts and series. In addition, due to her engagement in various roles and associations, the popular host also endorses brands on her social media.
Sanko’s MMA record
The popular media face became interested in MMA after she watched the 1984 hit, The Karate Kid. Therefore, the UFC commentator started practicing Karate, and later on, ‘Fancy’ began MMA training.
After training under Jason Krause, Sanko fought 5 amateur fights within a span of two years between 2010 and 2012. Notably, she amassed an impressive record of 4-1 in her five fights.
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After these amateur stints, the MMA analyst endeavored for her first professional fight in 2013. Fighting under the banner of Invicta FC, Sanko defeated Cassie Robb in a first-round submission win at Invicta FC 4.
While a multi-year deal was in place with Invicta, she chose to retire because of some family issues. However, the famed personality got the job as a reporter outside the cage. And instead of a successful career as an MMA fighter, she built a successful career in MMA.
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