Laura Sanko
Laura Sanko
Laura Sanko (born December 7, 1982) is a sports reporter from Kansas City, Missouri.[10]
Early Life & Education
Works For Ultimate Fighting Championship
She graduated from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri in 2015. She was involved in karate as a young child and has had an interest in the martial arts since then.
Career
Sports reporter
Interviewed Sage Northcutt
Sanko has worked for Zuffa LLC since 2016; the company is based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. She has worked as a reporter for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and has conducted interviews for the UFC that were televised on FOX and ESPN. She has interviewed many of the UFC's biggest stars.
Actress
She is credited by IMDb as an actress,known for Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel(2016), UFC on ESPN (2019) and Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin (2015).
Professional mixed martial arts
She defeated Cassie Robb on January 5, 2013 in her only professional mixed martial arts bout.
The bout was part of the promotion Invicta FC 4 - Esparza vs. Hyatt.She
competed in the atomweight division.
Amateur mixed martial arts
Sanko has 4 wins and 1 loss in amateur mixed martial arts fight.
She defeated Amanda Hein, Emily Reid, Kyla Potter and Nadia Nixon and lost to Leslie Lockwood on October 30, 2010.
Personal life
She is married with a child.
On Social Media
She is on twitter at https://twitter.com/laura_sanko
She is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/laura_sanko/
Reports Of Harassment
Interview With Dana White
Sanko says she has received unsolicited, explicit pictures, and more recently, death threats for her work as a reporter.
She expressed her opinion on her twitter account in 2019:
Strange world when I’m threatened to be stabbed and have someone hurt my family—all for doing my job.
Silver lining: I’ve officially graduated to death threats so I guess that means I’m in the big leagues.