Laura Sanko on Her UFC Ascent, Jon Jones at Heavyweight & Islam Makhachev's Run | Morning Kombat RSD
Morning Kombat
Black Effect x All The Smoke Productions
4.7 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2022
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell sit down with UFC Commentator & Analyst Laura Sanko on the Room Service Diaries couch. Laura and the guys talk about what made her want to fight early on, What advice they would give to aspiring Commentators/Analysts and how she got her job at the UFC. Laura also breaks down how she thinks Jon Jones will do at heavyweight, How long Islam Makhachev will be champion and what her DMs are looking like these days.
(2:30) - UFC 281 Fight Week
(3:20) - UFC Reporter & Analyst Job
(10:10) - Dana White Contenter Series
(14:00) - Passion for Combat Sports
(15:45) - Deciding to Compete in MMA
(20:30) - MMA Community Pushback
(28:30) - Advice for Aspiring Broadcasters/Reporters
(33:00) - First Real Job in MMA
(35:50) - Professional MMA Fight
(38:15) - Laura's DM's
(40:00) - Fighting Career
(41:40) - Goals in Combat Sports
(54:30) - Kathy Long
(57:00) - Growing up in the 90s
(59:15) - Jon Jones
(64:00) - Islam Makhachev
(66:30) - Adesanya vs. Pereira
(68:30) - Bantamweight Title Picture
(70:15) - Middleweight Title Picture
(71:30) - Dana White's Power Slap League
(73:00) - Kayla Harrison
(74:00) - Close
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Laura Sanco and I am here for room service diaries with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell and I have pumped to be here |
| 0:06.7 | Man, I'm excited. I've seen the show always wanted to be on it. So I got the VIP treatment today. |
| 0:23.2 | Well, what I know about Luke and Brian is that they're some of the best minds in this sport |
| 0:31.0 | Fuck are you doing? |
| 0:34.0 | I mean, they're just they're just good guys. They like having a good time. I have no idea what to expect from this on. |
| 0:41.0 | Even though I've watched some of the room service diaries shows |
| 0:43.0 | It's a little concerned that you're like of discretion. Oh Jesus fuck. |
| 0:47.0 | Man, this is nothing like what I thought it would look like. |
| 0:50.0 | Yeah, it's even sadder. |
| 0:52.0 | No, no. |
| 0:54.0 | You never know. I mean, these two are a little bit of a wild card. They could take it any direction they want. |
| 0:59.0 | I'm game. Let's do it. |
| 1:01.0 | No, we have any yellow. |
| 1:03.0 | Lane changes, strategies. You want to, you know, instilled before this? |
| 1:07.0 | No, I'd have to see zero guys. |
| 1:09.0 | You got the photos around? I got my domer glasses. |
| 1:11.0 | You know, I try to live my life a quarter mile out of it. |
| 1:14.0 | It's the doctor. |
| 1:17.0 | Just trying to figure it out. |
| 1:22.0 | Yeah, this helps you. |
| 1:24.0 | Yeah, we went on. |
| 1:29.0 | She's a fighter. She is a YouTube star. |
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