Josh Thomson sounds off on Jamie Varner for “attacking” UFC commentator Laura Sanko: “I thought it was very harsh”

MMA analyst Josh Thomson has given his thoughts on Jamie Varner’s criticism of UFC commentator Laura Sanko.

Over the course of the last few years, Laura Sanko has cemented herself as a prominent figure in the world of mixed martial arts. Her commentary has been praised by many, although it must be said that some aren’t big fans.

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Recently, former UFC fighter Jamie Varner took to social media to give his opinion on Sanko’s work. In response, the aforementioned Josh Thomson weighed in on the ordeal – pun not intended.

Thomson defends Sanko

“The way that the guys get excited, the way that their voice comes across in their excitement, versus the way that her voice comes across and her excitement is different,” Thomson said. “It’s something that we haven’t heard before. And so fighters are having a hard time adjusting to that, people that have been involved in the sport for a long are gonna have a hard time adjusting to it, but let’s give it some time. She does a great job, she did a great job with the Dana White Contender Series, she’s now getting into the bigger shows and she’s doing a great job there.”

“She can plug and play,” Thomson said. “She can do the backroom interviews, she can do the reporting, she can do the desk segment, she can lead the desk, or she can be part of the panel, she can also do the cageside commentary. She can do it all. And if you’re somebody who’s running a promotion company, if you’re somebody that has a promotion company like how the UFC is, you want someone that’s universal, someone that can plug and play anywhere you need in case someone gets sick… You need that person, she is that person.”

“I don’t agree with Jamie Varner’s assessment whatsoever, I thought it was very harsh in attacking her the way he did,” Thomson said. “All due respect, let her do her job, and then you sit at home and watch from the couch, that’s the deal man, that’s how this works.”

Quotes via MMA News

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