A pesky, annoying, no-good fly almost made UFC announcer Bruce Buffer fluff his iconic lines on Fight Island

FIGHT ISLAND — A pesky, annoying, no-good fly created a buzz on Fight Island as it almost made UFC announcer Bruce Buffer fluff his iconic lines.

The UFC held its first show in 2021 on Saturday, in front of a partial fan allowance at the newly-built Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

During the preliminary section of the event, which was broadcast on ESPN+, Buffer could be heard shouting: "Ladies and gentleman, we … are … live!"

But before he could say live, he had to wobble his cheeks to try to get the fly off of his face.

That failed, so he attacked the fly with his hand.

The whole ordeal seemed to amuse the UFC boss Dana White, who tweeted: "Attack of the fly!"

Watch it here:

At the time of writing, two of the fights on the 10-bout card had been completed.

Austin Lingo dominated Jacob Kilburn with crisp strikes in a featherweight three-rounder to open the show, before Vanessa Melo edged Sarah Moras in a bantamweight fight.

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