UFC Nashville may not have a stacked card, but the fans got to witness the return of heartthrob Laura Sanko on the commentary desk. Joining Daniel Cormier and Brendan Fitzgerald, the 42-year-old delivered her commentary chops, but there seems to be an issue. Her return to the role backfired because the fans didn’t seem impressed with Sanko’s commentary chops.

It was just a couple of years ago when Laura Sanko made history. She became the first female commentary voice in the promotion and received a lot of love from the fans and the others on the commentary team. Sanko’s first gig took place at UFC Fight Night 218, and after impressing the MMA community and Dana White, of course, she made her PPV debut at UFC 293 when Sean Strickland shocked the world and defeated Israel Adesanya.

Dana White seems to have a lot of trust in Laura Sanko and her commentating capabilities, as she was announced for UFC Nashville. The 42-year-old’s addition to the Derrick Lewis vs Tallison Teixeira headliner seemed like a fun shake-up to the commentary team. Sanko appeared very enthusiastic after making her return, as over a couple of years ago, she claimed to be a fan, before becoming an analyst and a commentator, besides being a former fighter in her own right.

Well, as we’ve mentioned, Laura Sanko’s return to the commentary desk did not work out. Fans found her insufferable for various reasons, and they were certainly not too kind with the reactions on social media. Let’s take a look at that front.

Replace Laura Sanko, fans plead online

If we go on X and search Laura Sanko, things look really bad for the 42-year-old. Regarding her UFC Nashville return, a fan said, “Laura sanko sucks. Get her off the air,” as another fan stated went a little overboard, saying, “Laura sanko is annoying tell that b—h to shut up.” Not only did her commentary work draw some negative reactions, but Laura Sanko’s tendencies to get ‘one up’ on Daniel Cormier also had fans rallying against her. “[Sanko] You try way too hard to show your knowledge. Its not a competition with Cormier. This is why fans don’t like female announcers. You don’t have to one up every comment,” a fan added.

The fans also appeared oblivious to some of the statements Laura Sanko made during her commentary work. On that note, a fan added, “What tf did Laura Sanko just say? Keep it tight and…” Some fans believe Sanko wasn’t paying attention to the action inside the Octagon, urging her to ” stop watching the monitor and watch the fight!” But then again, a user on X added a pretty wild take. Not only does he think that Laura Sanko should be removed from commentary, but he also claims it would be better for Dana White to get rid of the women’s division as well.

“UFC needs to abolish all woman divisions and fire Laura Sanko from commentating,” that fan tweeted. Well, that may be an unpopular opinion because not everybody took shots at Laura Sanko. A lot of people appeared to be rooting for her to become a staple in the commentary team. However, they claim that Laura Sanko’s work at UFC Nashville wasn’t up to the mark. “I want Laura Sanko to be great behind the commentating desk, I really do. But that’s not tonight.”

Well, what do you think about Laura Sanko’s commentary work? Did she do it right or do you share the same sentiment as the aforementioned fans? Let us know in the comments down below.