Chapter 974: Pre-Battle Preparations
It's past eight o'clock in the evening, and night covers the whole city!
Las Vegas is once again a neon-lit, dazzling city that never sleeps, full of glitter, drunkenness, and vitality.
The Hollywood Theatre on MGM Plaza is full of people at this time.
Martial arts fans from all over the United States and around the world, as well as the many tourists who visit Las Vegas, have filled the state-of-the-art theater with enough capacity for 15,000 spectators.
In addition to martial arts fans and casual tourists, this theater is also home to many professionals in the field of mixed martial arts, and famous martial arts masters can be found everywhere!
In addition, there are many show business stars who come to Los Angeles and other cities.
Stars who live in front of the cameras and see exposure as their life will not miss such a high-profile fight night in the United States!
In the center of the theater, in the infield area around the octagon, one can see a lot of familiar faces, including some Hollywood superstars!
For example, Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom, who are very familiar with Ye Tian and once went to the Caribbean to explore the treasures of shipwrecks together, also appeared here today!
They sit in the first row of the infield, with a great view of the game, and they are one of the best seats in the stadium, and the price is quite expensive!
Needless to ask, of course they came to cheer for Ye Tian, and while enjoying the wonderful fighting matches, they also made a little money along the way, what a beautiful thing! Who would refuse?
There are also many political and business celebrities at the scene, and for them, this is also a good opportunity to show their faces, as long as the important games broadcast live in the United States, they basically will not miss it.
Unlike the fighting competitions held at the Hollywood Theater in the past, there are some special audiences in today's auditorium, which are very eye-catching.
That was a group of sturdy-looking, leather-clad hell angels, there were three or four hundred people, and these guys were all sitting in the first layer of the stands not far from the infield, and the formation looked quite small.
Because of their notorious status and fierce appearance, the other spectators sitting around had a frightened expression and kept their distance from them as much as possible.
Near the area where these guys were, MGM had a lot of security personnel on high alert, staring at these guys with fierce eyes, ready to bomb at any time.
In this extravagant theater, there are also many professional treasure hunters from all over the United States, as well as professionals in the field of antique art collection, many of whom Ye Tian knows.
It's the first time that a peer has walked into the mixed martial arts octagon cage and faced off against a top professional martial arts master.
Although most of them don't like Ye Tian, and even hate Ye Tian from the root of their teeth, from the perspective of their peers, they still hope that Ye Tian can win and bring a surprise to everyone!
Betty had already arrived at the game, sitting in the first row, escorted by Taylor and Lisa, as well as two other security personnel, chatting and waiting for the game to begin.
It can be seen that she is very relaxed at this time, and she does not have the slightest worry.
As a partner who shares the same bed, apart from Ye Tian himself, can anyone know his strength better than Betty? Of course she won't worry!
In Betty's opinion, there is no suspense at all in this octagon duel, the only suspense is whether Jon Jones, that idiot, can get out of the octagon cage alive!
Just after eight o'clock, the lights in the theater suddenly dimmed.
Immediately afterwards, a burst of passionate music suddenly sounded and reached the ears of everyone at the scene.
More than a dozen sexy-clad beauties appeared around the Octagon cage and performed a hot dance for everyone!
"Bang Bang Bang"
Thunderous applause rang out from the scene, covering every corner.
In the midst of the applause, the atmosphere in the theater suddenly became more enthusiastic and the people became more excited! A faint smell of gunpowder could already be smelled in the air!
Backstage in the theater, player lounge.
Agent Donnie and a few of his men were standing at the door of the lounge, whispering and laughing and chatting, looking very relaxed, not at all like what they should have been before the tournament.
In addition to them, there were four armed security guards standing at the door, led by Walker, on high alert, vigilantly staring at the aisles on either side, ready to respond.
A little farther away from each end of the aisle, there are also several security personnel arranged by the MGM Hotel and the UFC official, who are also very vigilant and nervous!
These security personnel not only have to ensure Ye Tian's safety and prevent guys with ulterior motives from approaching, but also monitor Ye Tian and them to prevent them from causing trouble!
Inside the lounge, it was relatively quiet and the atmosphere was not so tense.
Ye Tian had already finished warming up before the game, then picked up the water cup to replenish a little water, and then sat down on the stool in the center of the lounge.
Also in this lounge are David, Mattisse and Cole, as well as Jason and Anderson, all of whom are their own people and can be trusted!
Except for David, who is still wearing suits and leather shoes, the other four have changed into sportswear, and they will later play as sideline instructors and follow Ye Tian together.
The four of them have different divisions of labor, and each has its own tasks!
Matisse and Cole are in charge of sideline guidance, playing the role of coaching staff, while protecting Ye Tian, and coordinating and directing other security personnel through invisible wireless headsets!
Jason and Anderson are in charge of delivering water and towels, as well as other race gear like mouth guards, spare gloves, and the like in case anyone makes a fuss in this regard!
Although this possibility is very small, it has to be guarded against, and be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years!
After a short rest, Ye Tian took the brand new bandage that was put aside and began to wrap the bandage himself.
Mixed martial arts uses half-finger gloves, which are much thinner than regular gloves, and also need to wrap bandages around the hands to provide some protection for the hands without affecting the attack.
While Ye Tian was wrapped in bandages, Mattis also began to introduce various preparations.
"Kenny: They've monitored the entire Hollywood theater through MGM's surveillance system and the pinhole cameras we secretly set up.
Through the computer screen, they can monitor every corner of the Hollywood theater, and there are no dead ends, and everything that happens in the theater cannot be hidden from their eyes.
From now until the end of the game, when we evacuate the Hollywood Theatre, Kenny and I will always be in close contact and respond as soon as there is an emergency!"
As soon as Matisse finished speaking, Kenny's excited voice came through the headphones.
"Steven, now I'm watching the pre-game performance at the Hollywood Theatre, and it's a great feeling to watch the show from a condescending vantage point!
Guess who I saw in the audience? Johnny and Orlando, sitting in the front row, and they came to cheer you on!"
"These two guys have called me before and said they're going to be there to watch the fight, and I'm sure they've bet a lot of money to make a big buck!"
Ye Tian replied with a chuckle, his expression was very relaxed.
Next, Kenny gives a brief overview of the surveillance situation and ends the call.
Mattis then picked up and continued to explain the preparations.
"At the Hollywood Theatre tonight, security is very strict and no firearms are allowed except for the police and MGM security personnel!
Of course, this includes us, or MGM is coming at us, but it doesn't matter, I have expected this for a long time and prepared accordingly.
This afternoon, I found a brother who had never been seen before, infiltrated the theater pretending to be a cleaning staff, and hid a batch of guns and ammunition, both long and short!
If we encounter an unexpected situation and can't deal with it with our bare hands, we can use those guns and ammunition, and it only takes a moment to be fully armed!
There were also a few guys who had just flown in from New York this morning, sitting in a few sensitive positions in the arena as ordinary spectators, ready to provide support.
Raymond and Peter infiltrated the theater with sniper rifles and condescendingly set up two sniper points, enough to control the entire Hollywood theater!"
"Well done! Remind everyone to pay attention to safety, don't let MGM's security personnel find out, it's best not to clash with them, come quietly, go quietly!
One more thing, this fighting match will soon be decided, as soon as we leave the theater, the other brothers will immediately withdraw, don't stay there for long!"
"Understood, Steven, I'll keep you informed!"
Matisse nodded in response, his eyes glinting with excitement.
As he spoke, Ye Tian had already wrapped the bandage, and then tried the tightness again.
After confirming that the tightness was right and did not affect the fight, he immediately began to change his outfit and quickly changed into fight-specific shorts and crotch guards!
As soon as the change was finished, Walker's voice came through the headphones.
"Steven, the UFC staff and two members of the referee crew are here, and now they're standing at the door of the break room, let them in?"
"Let Donnie bring them in, these guys are here to check the bandages, gloves, crotch guards, this is an essential procedure!"
Ye Tian replied through the headphones, full of confidence.
Time is passing little by little, and the battle is about to begin!