Bruce Buffer

because i have my brother michael um you know i know you got are we on the show yeah oh hey we just go okay sometimes yeah ufc six um was uh the first one i attended and that's the one that they brought out tank habitat right and um michael i had him announce it because you know when i started when i managed started managing michael i put him in every big event there was and back then

When the UFC came on the scene, it was like the top 10 grossing pay-per-view.

You know, it was just knocking down doors.

And then Senator McCain started the, which with all respect to Senator McCain, because I have nothing to respect for him, but you know, we were called human cockfighting and

got taken off in demand.

So we went from being available in like 70 million homes to 16 million homes on DirecTV.

But I had Michael announce the six, seven, and ultimate ultimate.

And then we had a big contract with WCW Wrestling.

I couldn't have him continue with UFC.

And it was such a spectacle back then, right?

I knew it was gonna be the biggest thing in sports.

I knew it, because being a martial artist,

know since i was 12 and all the training and my own form of fighting and everything i've done in my life i knew was a home for me and basically after i had to pull him i had to convince robert meyer was the owner then i said you need a buffer in the octagon i will help you not just be the octagon announcer i want to grow as that but i have the media contacts many of which you don't have because i've been working with my brother for so many years and developing so many contacts in sports and entertainment

I said, I'll do my best to help you build this brand.

I don't want to dime for that.

You know, pay me to be the announcer, but let me grow with it.

Because I know this is going to be the biggest thing if you do this right.

And my first show was UFC 8.

And when I got that, I got a VHS tape.

This is back in the VHS tape days.