IRVINE, Calif. -- Photographers jockeyed for position to my left. The referee passed in front of me. Thousands of fans screamed.
From my chair alongside judge Mike Beltran, the only two things I was supposed to focus on were the men inside the cage in front of me. In my left hand was an scorecard and a notepad. In my right was a pen. My lap held my iPhone, glowing white and blue with the Twitter app open.
Right before the first bell, I felt a tap on my shoulder. It was Cory Schafer, Bellator's director of regulatory affairs.