WATCH: UFC's Bruce Buffer Dishes on Poker Games w/ Leonardo DiCaprio | Life Outside Poker #8

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Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the eighth episode, Connor speaks with legendary UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer in an exclusive in-depth interview after Buffer's deep run in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 High Roller. Buffer, a longtime poker player, finished in eighth place for a career-best $212,423 after kicking off Day 3 with his trademark "it's time" introduction.

Buffer talked about finding his long-lost half-brother, Michael Buffer, and becoming his manager, the early days of the UFC, the similarities between poker and martial arts, his relationships with Joe Rogan and Dana White, playing poker with Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio and the time he injured himself in a poker tournament before announcing the biggest UFC fight in history.

This interview was filmed at the 2024 WSOP inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Bruce Buffer by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Time Stamps

 TIMETOPIC
 0:00Intro
 0:44Final tabling the $50k High Roller
 3:25Bustout hand
 4:15Learning poker from his dad
 5:40Playing poker with Tobey Maguire and Leonardo Dicaprio
 6:47Growing up in Malibu
 9:07Finding his half-brother Michael Buffer
 12:31Trademarking Michael's phrase and becoming his manager
 13:41Early UFC days
 14:48Having a fighter's mentality in poker and life
 15:49Dana White
 16:26Changing public perception of UFC
 17:39Standout personalities in UFC
 19:02Joe Rogan
 21:40Meeting the cast of Friends
 22:14Rolled ankle in poker tournament before biggest UFC fight in history
 23:27Advice for staying motivated
 24:20Different businesses
 26:21Angel AI
 27:05What makes you hopeful?
 27:38Advice for younger self
 29:10Favorite life lesson from poker
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Connor Richards is an Editor & Live Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for two Global Poker Awards for his writing.

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