UFC commentator Laura Sanko has had to clarify that she does not, in fact, have a crush on welterweight contender Shavkat Rakhmonov after a social media storm.
The blonde bombshell is one of the most recognisable faces and voices on the UFC broadcast, and this year became the first woman to do colour commentary for the top MMA promotion. And in a series of social media posts, fans had joked her interest in Rakhmonov may be more than admiration for his skills.
This rumour became a running joke on Twitter and Instagram, with the broadcaster claiming that she had become wildly popular in the fighter's native Kazakhstan after wearing his traditional Kazakh headdress. However, when his teammate Gerald Meerschaert joked during a weigh-in show that he could get her his number, she was forced to make her intentions clear.
