The duel was finally about to officially begin.
Amid the flashing cameras of the crowd and media reporters, Lin Yuan and Tyson stepped onto the ring from opposite sides.
Tyson stood 1.78 meters tall and weighed 100 kilograms. His dark skin accentuated the steel-like texture of his muscles. Nicknamed the Beast, he radiated a sinister savagery that felt overwhelmingly oppressive.
Lin Yuan, meanwhile, stood 1.85 meters tall and weighed 76 kilograms. Dressed in white, he looked handsome and refined. The muscular lines of the arms extending from his sleeves were strikingly beautiful, carrying the smooth aesthetic of a sculpture.
Judging purely by their appearances, the two did not seem to be in the same weight class at all.
Although Lin Yuan was taller than Tyson and had the advantage in reach.
The massive difference in weight meant that Tyson should have utterly crushed Lin Yuan in both strength and resistance to blows.
By boxing weight-class standards, Lin Yuan should have been in the fifth division, welterweight, while Tyson belonged to the highest eighth division, heavyweight. There were three classes between them.
Therefore, very few people present favored Lin Yuan. Most believed that if he could last two or three rounds, it would already prove that Chinese Kung Fu lived up to its reputation.
After all, the gap in their weight was simply too great.
At that moment, the referee took his place between them and briefly announced the rules of the match.
In simple terms, they would basically follow Mixed Martial Arts rules. Both sides could use techniques from boxing, Brazilian Jujutsu, Muay Thai, wrestling, taekwondo, karate, judo, sanda, and more.
Standing strikes were permitted, as was ground grappling.
Headbutts, eye gouging, groin kicks, biting, downward elbow strikes, and similar moves were prohibited. Everything else was unrestricted.
The two were