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By Justin Barrasso Sanko hopes to shift the “antiquated thinking” in her new role, which starts at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night. View the original article to see embedded media. Laura Sanko will make her official UFC color commentary debut Saturday at UFC Fight Night. She will be the first woman on color commentary in UFC’s Zuffa era (which started in 2001), following in the footsteps of only former kickboxing champion Kathy Long—who provided commentary at UFC 1 in 1993. “I’m excited and honored, and it feels a little surreal,” says Sanko. “I knew how big of a deal this was to me and the people …