In 1997 he appeared as himself on the Season 3 Episode 24 of the Friends sitcom, 'The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion'. In 1996, Buffer announced the preliminary fight on UFC 8, and later hosted all fights at UFC 10. He began kickboxing in his twenties but was forced to give the sport up at 32 after suffering his second concussion. 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. Early life and martial arts background īuffer 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.

Buffer holds a black belt in Tang Soo Do and has fought as a kickboxer. 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's catchphrase is 'It's time!', which he announces before the main event of a UFC card. 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'.