From competing as an MMA fighter to working as a reporter, host, analyst, and then eventually becoming the first woman to work as a UFC color commentator for the UFC, Sanko is breaking barriers for women in the sport. Her work has been televised on FOX Sports and ESPN, and some might say she will down in history as a “trailblazer,” although Sanko doesn’t believe she has earned that title quite yet. “Every time someone says that word to me, it makes me want to tear up honestly,” Sanko said in an interview with Blockasset’s BLOCK Party.