2016 PBR World Champion Cooper Davis Dominates Round 1 of Unleash The Beast Event in Nebraska to Gain Ground in World Title Race as 2020 PBR World Finals Inches Closer

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Photo courtesy Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media

World No. 1 Jose Vitor Leme furthers stronghold on the top ranking ahead of season-culminating event’s debut at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Nov. 12-15

On the opening night of competition for the first-ever PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast event held in Lincoln, Nebraska, at Pinnacle Bank Arena, one former PBR World Champion showed he’s ready for a world title run and another took a big leap toward yet another World Finals qualification when the season culminating event is held in Arlington, Texas on Nov. 12-15 at AT&T Stadium.

Read More2016 PBR World Champion Cooper Davis Dominates Round 1 of Unleash The Beast Event in Nebraska to Gain Ground in World Title Race as 2020 PBR World Finals Inches Closer

Two-Time Pbr World Champion J.b. Mauney on Precipice of Pbr History With Round 1 Unleash the Beast Victory in Des Moines, Iowa

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Photo courtesy Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media

With world No. 1 Jose Vitor Leme out, two-time and reigning PBR World Champion Jess Lockwood fails to ride and make up ground in the title race

Capturing his first round win since September 2019 Saturday evening during Round 1 of the elite PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast’s Lucas Oil Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa, two-time PBR (Professional Bull Riders) World Champion J.B. Mauney (Statesville, North Carolina) inched closer to further cementing his name in the league record books.

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2016 PBR World Champion Cooper Davis Dominates on Opening Night in Fort Worth Winning Round 1 and Splitting the Victory in 15/15 Bucking Battle

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Photo courtesy Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media for PBR

Joao Ricardo Vieira Ties for 15/15 Bucking Battle Victory to Hone in on World No. 1 Ranking

FORT WORTH, Texas – In front of a raucous Texas crowd, home state hopeful Cooper Davis (Jasper, Texas) dominated the opening night of competition for the elite PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast WinStar World Casino and Resort Invitational. Davis won Round 1 and tied for the victory in the 15/15 Bucking Battle, as Dickies Arena in Fort Worth welcomed back fans for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic with new safety protocols in place.

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Pacheco Ices the Competition in Guthrie to Win PBR’s Bullnanza and Rise to No. 5 in the World

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Photo by PBR.com

The world’s No. 1 bull rider who had looked invincible finally faltered in Guthrie, Oklahoma, and a World Champion stepped up to win significant points and tighten the PBR title race.
As the revival of the iconic PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Bullnanza, part of the elite Unleash The Beast, wound to a close today, perennial contender Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, Brazil) iced the competition to win his first elite tour event in 2020, gaining significant ground in the world standings and on No. 1 Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil).

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In a Rare Class: Cochise Retires with Average Ride Score of More than 90 Points

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Photo courtesy PBR.com

Gene Owen went outside to feed his livestock on Tuesday morning in Big Cabin, Oklahoma, and he could not help but laugh at what he saw.
Down the alleyway of his backpens, Owen saw Cochise standing in the middle and rubbing his head against one of the fences.
Owen had decided to retire Cochise less than 24 hours earlier, and the 9-year-old bull had snuck out of his pen in the middle of the night.

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Joao Ricardo Vieira Earns Bad Boy Mowdown Opening Round Win

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Photos courtesy of Andy Watson, BullStock Media - PBR

Vieira Collects 20 World Points to Close No. 1 Jose Vitor Leme’s Lead

Keeping his early-season winning ways going, Brazilian João Ricardo Vieira (Itatinga, Brazil) took home the Round 1 win at the 2020 Bad Boy Mowdown inside Simmons Bank Arena, on the banks of the Arkansas River. The veteran Vieira was able to make it to the 8-second whistle aboard Crossover (GT Bucking Bulls) in section six of action on night one of two. Masterfully conquering his bovine counterpart, Vieira was marked 89.5 points for his efforts, good enough to hold off Colten Jesse (Konawa, Oklahoma) by 2.25 points.

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