Originally posted on October 15, 2020 @ 6:17 am
Bruce Anthony Buffer is a 63-year old American ring announcer. He is best known for being the octagon announcer for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Las Vegas.
Remarkably, he has been in this career since the late ’90s to date. Did you know that Bruce Buffer and Michael Buffer are half-brothers? Together, they run The Buffer Partnership Company. Bruce Buffer also happens to be a professional poker player and author.
In 2013, he published ”It’s Time! My 360- degree View of the UFC”. Learn more about his net worth and income sources.
Net Worth and Income Source.
Bruce Buffer has been cashing out his paychecks since 1996 when he began working as a martial arts ring announcer. Today, Bruce Buffer’s net worth is $10 million. His main source of income is from his career in the UFC and his family company.
According to research carried out, professional Announcers earn around $5000 per match. However, since Bruce has over twenty years of experience, he gets paid $50k in each fight and $100k on special events. Bruce also worked as an announcer outside UFC in places like K-1 Events.
This means that he had various income sources. Bruce Buffer is also the CEO and President of The Buffer Partnership. Through his company, he earns millions of dollars annually.
House, Cars, Properties, Lifestyle.
With a successful career and business at his hands, Bruce Buffer is living the dream life. The famous official UFC announcer prefers to keep his private life away from the media.
Career Highlight.
Before being a martial arts ring announcer, Bruce Buffer was a kickboxer himself. He had already won a green belt in Judo and a 2nd-degree black belt in tang soo do. Unfortunately, at 32 years, he suffered his second concussion and had to give up kickboxing.
His debut job was as an MMA ringer announcer for the UFC. With his bold skills and talent, Bruce gained more fame, especially when he began using the catchphrase, ”It’s Time”. Aside from being the UFC announcer, he was also an announcer for The World Series of Beer Pong and a Television Host on several shows.
Over the years, Bruce Buffer has also made several appearances in TV shows such as Friends, Hot Tub Time Machine 2, Entourage, etc. According to an interview, Bruce Buffer took some time ago, it looks like he is nowhere near retiring from being UFC’s ring announcer.