Who is Bruce Buffer?
Bruce Buffer is an American mixed martial arts announcer, who gained his fame working as the official Octagon announcer for over 200 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events. He’s been in a number of high profile fights and over time has developed some of his own moves, including the 90 degree Buffer turn and even a 360 degree Buffer turn.
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Bruce Buffer Bio – Age, Childhood & Upbringing
Born Bruce Anthony Buffer on May 21, 1957 in Montvale, New Jersey USA, he is the son of John Buffer and his wife Connie of Italian descent.
Michael became interested in martial arts when he was 13 – at the time he was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began taking judo lessons, eventually earning a green belt. However, two years later he moved to Malibu, California with the family and it was there that he was introduced to Tang Soo Do, a Korean martial art based on karate, by two students of the famous artist. mixed martial artist and actor Chuck Norris. He attained second degree black belt in this particular martial art.
Bruce Buffer’s brother, Michael Buffer
Bruce didn’t know he had a brother until 1989 when their father contacted Michael. their father saw Michael on TV and wanted to meet him, and as a result Michael and Bruce showed up.
In the mid-90s, the two became an agent/manager duo, which made them even more popular. Michael was born November 2, 1944 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and rose to fame as a ring announcer and actor, and is best known for his catchphrase “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!”. He worked in boxing and wrestling, and after rising to fame he was also recruited as the announcer for the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball World Series Finals, and was also the guest announcer of the 1999 Indianapolis 500 and the 2017 Formula US. A Grand Prix, among many other appearances during his illustrious career.
Michael has been married three times and divorced twice. He first married when he was 21, which lasted seven years and produced two sons. His second marriage was from 1999 to 2003, then in 2008 he married Christine Prado and the couple live in Southern California. Michael’s wealth is estimated to be over $400 million, as of early 2020.
The Career of Bruce Buffer
Before trying to advertise, Bruce was a kickboxer. During his twenties he was successful, however, after reaching his early thirties he had to give up his career and found a new calling as a ring announcer.
Bruce joined the UFC in 1993, while from 1996 he was standard in UFC events, only missing a few tournaments, making 150 UFC tournament appearances, appearing regularly in the UFC octagon 10 at UFC 242. He started with small fights, but as he became more popular, Bruce got into bigger matches. During his career he has announced a number of high profile fights including Chuck Lidell against Randy Couture, Anderson Silva against James Irvin and Georges St-Pierre against Nick Diaz, while in 2018 he was also the announcer of the special. fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Connor McGregor. More recently, he became the octagon announcer for the show “UFC on ESPN” (2019-2020).
Other projects
In addition to his work for the UFC, Bruce has also worked as an announcer on several other mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions, primarily in K-1, and also announced the boxing match aired on HBO between Joel Casamayor and Michael Katsidis.
Bruce is also a professional poker player and has quite a rich history in various tournaments. Beginning in 2005, he reached the final table of the World Poker Tour on the third invitation of the season to Commerce Casino, finishing as the sixth-highest ranked player. Two years later, he played against world champion Chris Moneymaker, in a televised event on ESPN’s World Series of Poker Main Event.
He also played Strikeforce Fighter Dan Henderson and UFC Fighter Randy Couture, and beat them, but lost to Howard Lederer in a one-on-one game. The entire event was broadcast via the NBC show “Poker After Dark”.
Acting career
Bruce has appeared in a number of film and television projects as himself, thanks to his popularity. His first appearance was in the television series “Friends” in 1997, while two years later he made a guest appearance in the movie “Play It to the Bone” (1999). He continued to appear in various films to the present day, and increased his wealth and popularity with appearances in films such as “Here Comes the Boom” (2012), “Hot Tub Time Machine 2” (2015) , and more recently “Maisons & Watson” in 2018.
Bruce Buffer net worth, how much does he earn? Appearance, Size, Weight
Bruce became a legendary advertiser, and his wealth grew based on his status. According to sources, Bruce Buffer’s net worth was estimated to be around $10 million at the start of 2020 when he would earn $100,000 per UFC event.
Bruce is 1.8m (5ft 11in) tall and weighs around 165lbs~75kg. He has gray hair and brown eyes.
Bruce Buffer Personal life, married, single? News, Facts
Bruce is very secretive about his personal life and there is no reliable information about his personal endeavors.
Nevertheless, according to reports, Bruce is a single man, has never been married and has no children.
With the spread of the coronavirus, Bruce has taken things seriously and is cautious about his actions, which has resulted in extra measures at UFC events. He said he would happily attend subsequent UFC events, but only if all precautionary measures are followed.
Bruce is active on social media platforms and has around 800,000 followers on his official Instagram account.
