Dana White heaps praise on Laura Sanko

LAS VEGAS – Dana White has nothing however reward for Laura Sanko’s UFC pay-per-view commentary debut.

Sanko joined main man Jon Anik and former two-division champion Daniel Cormier on the commentary desk for Saturday’s UFC 293 occasion at Qudos Financial institution Area in Sydney.

Sanko began out with roles for Dana White’s Contender Sequence and Highway to the UFC earlier than getting her want to name a pay-per-view occasion. The UFC CEO showered Sanko with compliments and stated individuals can count on extra pay-per-view commentary showings from her sooner or later.

“Laura is a beast,” White instructed MMA Junkie and different reporters following Dana White’s Contender Sequence 62 on the UFC Apex. “She has labored so laborious. I say this on a regular basis, the important thing to being profitable in life is understanding what you need do.

“As soon as you recognize who you’re and you recognize precisely what it’s you wish to do, you stand up on a regular basis and also you grind till you get it, and he or she is the right instance of that. What she’s achieved in such a brief period of time is wonderful. She’s so proficient.”

Sanko turned the primary feminine of the trendy period to commentate a pay-per-view occasion, and White expects her to open loads of doorways for females trying to break into this function – similar to Ronda Rousey did for feminine fighters.

“She’s a real skilled. She is aware of she’s just like the Ronda Rousey of commentating,” White stated. “She is aware of she’s first, she is aware of she’s carrying the banner for ladies to interrupt into this function, and he or she’s doing every part she will to verify she’s all the time the perfect she will presumably be.”

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