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Bruce Buffer

American announcer

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Also known as Bruce Anthony Buffer

Born: May 21, 1957
Birthplace: Tulsa
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: ring announcer
, kickboxer

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Bruce Anthony Buffer 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.

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Hot Tub Time Machine 22015 · 2015 film by Steve Pink

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Bruce
Family name: Buffer
Name in kana: ブルース・バッファー
Sport: kickboxing
Social media followers: 311,158(February 8, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 40709222
294,944(January 27, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 40709222
276,758(January 4, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 40709222
Website: brucebuffer.com
Name in native language: Bruce Anthony Buffer
Start of work period: 1996

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