Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel returns to HBO this Tuesday (May 20, 2014) at 10 p.m. ET with a special look at sibling announcers Michael and Bruce Buffer. The former made a name for himself in boxing while the latter is best known for his work with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
From the official release:
The Buffer Brothers. Michael and Bruce Buffer are two of the most recognizable personalities in combat sports. Michael has bellowed his legendary catchphrase "Let's get ready to rumble!" at nearly all of the most notable boxing matches of the last 30 years, while brother Bruce is the "Veteran Voice of the Octagon" as the announcer for the UFC. Michael was born to a young couple during World War II and entered foster care in Philadelphia at 11 months old. Never formally adopted, he grew up with the surname Huber, but reassumed his legal last name, Buffer, when he joined the Army at age 20.
When Michael became a fixture on the fight scene, Bruce noticed his own striking resemblance to the well-dressed ring announcer, not to mention sharing the same last name. Working up the courage to ask his father if they were related, Bruce was stunned to learn they were indeed brothers. REAL SPORTS correspondent Soledad O'Brien sits down with the enterprising duo to learn more about this unexpected and inspiring story, and how it led to the birth of the Buffer Partnership.
Check out a preview of tomorrow night's episode in the video player above. Replays will be available at the following dates and times:
HBO: May 20 (3:45 a.m.), 23 (12:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m.), 24 (9:45 a.m., 1:45 a.m.), 27 (8:15 a.m., 6:00 p.m.) and 29 (3:45 p.m., 8:00 p.m.), and June 1 (7:30 a.m.) and 5 (1:30 a.m.)
HBO2: May 22 (11:15 p.m.), 25 (11:45 a.m., 2:00 a.m.) and 28 (9:30 p.m.), and June 4 (7:00 p.m.), 12 (11:05 a.m.), 16 (1:40 p.m.) and 21 (5:10 p.m.)
HBO On Demand: May 21-June 16
To read about the time Bruce Buffer fought Frank Trigg inside an elevator -- in front of UFC President Dana White -- click here.