MMAUFC Executive Security Officer Summer Tapasa Has Eyes Set on Referee Gig by Candace Cordelia September 16, 2020 Ex-Best Buy employee Summer Tapasa caught the attention of the UFC in January after successfully stopping an attempted robbery. Now, with her brand new gig as a UFC executive security officer, she’s already setting her sights on becoming a referee with the mixed martial arts promotion company.Tapasa tells TMZ, “I chose security because I was more comfortable with it. Now that I’m in the UFC, now that I’m in the security position, I was actually thinking about becoming a referee.” It’s reported that Tapasa’s bosses are “supportive of her career goal and will help her get the right training to eventually achieve her dream.”As for getting in the Octagon as an MMA fighter, Summer says that hadn’t thought of the idea and has no plans to pursue that line of work. “I don’t even see myself in the Octagon fighting someone else. Probably just refereeing, but fighting somebody else, no, i don’t think so.”Summer Tapasa was fired from Best Buy in 2019 after footage of her beating up a suspected shoplifter went viral. UFC President Dana White flew Tapasa to UFC 246 in January and offered Tapasa her security job after seeing the viral video. White called Tapasa “my kind of girl” and declared that she was the “kind of person I want working for me.” Post Views: 236The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsCandace CordeliaCandace Cordelia has been an on-camera interviewer and writer for In The Zone since the Summer of 2020. Candace's journalism experience includes writing for the New York Daily News and ABC Radio, where she also conducted celebrity interviews and audio production/editing for ABC Radio's national radio affiliates across the country. Her on-camera experience involves working as a backstage/in-ring interviewer with a number of independent wrestling promotions and as an actress. Candace is dedicated to bringing combat sports and eSports news to the In The Zone universe.Latest posts by Candace Cordelia (see all) From Inspired to Being an Inspiration: Sports Broadcaster & “The Morning Roast” Host Kate Scott (VIDEO) - December 21, 2020 Filmmaker Kyle Thrash Documents Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl Win Through the Eyes of Fans in “Maybe Next Year” (VIDEO) - December 14, 2020 EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles Chargers DE Isaac Rochell Supports Low-Income Families on Thanksgiving With 450 Free Meals (VIDEO) - December 1, 2020 Grammy-nominated Blackway has dreams come true with NFL’s Songs of the Season - November 17, 2020 Related Topicsdana whitejobsmmaNewsrefereesSummer Tapasaufcviral videos Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 You Know I’m Right, Episode 69: WFAN’s Al Dukes (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on January 12, 2021 The Most Catastrophic Boat Trip Since the Titanic; the New York Giants by John Venezia | posted on October 4, 2020 Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 You Know I’m Right, Episode 68: WFAN’s Gregg Giannotti (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on January 7, 2021More in MMA Should the Holloway vs. Katter fight have been Stopped in the 4th Round? Dana White thought so…In my honest opinion, when it comes to sports there is nothing like watching... It’s 2021 & We All Wanna Know: IS GSP Going to Make a Comeback or Not??What can I say about George St-Pierre that hasn’t already been said? When the... Jon Jones Has No Intention to Go Back to the Light Heavyweight DivisionYou might not like Jon Jones for any number of reasons that don’t have... The Paul Brothers are Bad for Combat SportsObviously this is just my opinion, but with Jake Paul and Logan Paul getting... Sasha Banks Makes Mysterious Appearance in “The Mandalorian” Season Two Trailer 130 Nominees for 2021 Hall of Fame Class