A biography for Bruce Bufferhasn’t been written yet.
“I have to say that I bow to Dana White and I bow to the Fertitta brothers every time I see them.”
“I put everything I can into my announcing, and the moment I can't perform physically, vocally, then it will be time for me to retire.”
“I've had multiple concussions. I've had to stop fighting when I was 32, because according to my doctor, it was the 2nd concussion. No, it was the 2nd concussion he knew of.”
“I grew up around fighting.”
“My dad was mixture of John Wayne, Steve McQueen and Errol Flynn all rolled up into one. He was a really tough guy. He taught me how to fight literally when I was four years old. He taught me street-fighting techniques.”
“If I was at the final table at the World Series of Poker, that would probably be the most exciting thing I've ever done in my life. And believe me, the UFC, the announcing in the Octagon, is extremely exciting.”
“Whatever you do, it's important you do it with passion. Whether you're a CEO, a fighter or a bus boy.”
“I'm not an acrobat.”
“I always joke around and say my lifestyle is kind of like James Bond.”
“I feed off the energy of the crowd.”
“Conor has got the X factor.”
“Let's roll' has a ring to it.”
“Back in 1996 when I got involved with the UFC, I realized this was going to be the biggest thing in fighting sports. I realized it was probably going to be the biggest thing in sports. And when you stick with something, when I set a goal, I stick with it to the end. I'm a loyal soldier.”
“There will never be another 'Let's get ready to rumble,' so I see it as my duty to protect the phrase as I would a rare gem.”
“Most married men are completely jealous of my existence - the way it's designed. As far as, surrogate wife, surrogate kids.”
“I've always loved to dress well.”
“You always have to anticipate. You never know when things are going to change, so you have to be prepared.”
“You can't just walk up to Lebron James in a crowd of players and talk to him the way you can walk up to Jon Jones.”
“I have fighting in my blood.”
“Poker is a great game and feeds my need for competition a lot.”