The UFC 267 event with the focus of the Light-Heavyweight Championship match among the defending champions of the Polish, Jan Blachowicz before the opponent from Brazil, Glover Teixeira. In addition, we also met former Bantamweight, Petr Yan in the temporary match against Cory Sandhagen. Unfortunately, the familiar MC of the UFC – Bruce Buffer will not appear to introduce boxers in this event.
Recently, UFC President Dana White announced: “Buffer was infected with Covid. He did not want to attend this event. Currently, Buffer is at home and recovers after Covid.”
As a voice that has marked the hearts of fans, Bruce Buffer is almost an indispensable symbol in every major event at UFC. He has worked at UFC for nearly 25 years. This is the first time Buffer is absent from UFC 11. However, this MC will return soon at UFC 268.
In a dialogue with reporter Ariel Helwani, Buffer said: “I have just finished 14 days of isolation and is gradually feeling better. I will return to the battlefield next week at Madison Square Garden. Like Dana White once said, only when I was pinned into the body, I stopped entering the octagon cage.
He started working at UFC as a spokesman of the tournament since 1996. Despite turning 64 years old, Bruce Buffer still kept his inner voice. He also asserted that he would stick with the UFC battlefield for another 10 years before calculating retirement.