Bruce Buffer

About

Bruce Anthony Buffer (born May 21, 1957) is an American professional mixed martial arts ring announcer and the official octagon announcer for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events, introduced on broadcasts as the “Veteran Voice of the Octagon”. Buffer’s catchphrase is “It’s time!”, which he announces before the main event of a UFC card. He is the half-brother of boxing and professional wrestling ring announcer Michael Buffer, and is the president and CEO of their company, The Buffer Partnership. Buffer holds a black belt in Tang Soo Do and has fought as a kickboxer.
Buffer was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.

Buffer first ventured into martial arts when he was thirteen years old and living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, studying judo and achieving the rank of green belt. He moved to Malibu, California, with his family at the age of fifteen and befriended two of the students of Chuck Norris, who introduced him to Tang Soo Do, in which he holds a second degree black belt. He began kickboxing in his twenties, but was forced to give up the sport at 32 after suffering his second concussion.