PORTLAND, Maine – For the third time in as many years, PBR’s (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT) will return to Portland, Maine and Cross Insurance Arena for the two-day Portland Chute Out on September 27-28.

For two nights only, some of the best bull riders in the world will battle the sport’s rankest bovine athletes in the ultimate showdown of man vs. beast. As one of the most exciting live sporting events to witness, the fearless riders of the PBR are eager to bring the only sport that pits a lightweight against a heavyweight in epic 8-second confrontations back to Portland.

Last season, Lucas Divino (Nova Crixas Goias, Brazil) captured his first career PWVT event win in Portland, going a flawless 3-for-3 inside Cross Insurance Arena.

As the only rider to deliver a perfect performance, Divino first rode Shamrock (Mike Miller Bucking Bulls) for 79.5 points in Round 1, before covering YoYo (Rocking M) for 80.5 points in Round 2 and cementing his win with an 83-point effort aboard Gubber (Mike Miller Bucking Bulls) in the championship round.

Other past winners include Alex Marcilio (Macabul, Brazil) who was victorious in 2017, and Robson Aragao (Aracaju, Brazil) who won the first Velocity Tour stop in the city in 2016.

The bull riding action begins at 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday, September 27, and at 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 28 at Cross Insurance Arena.

All riders will attempt one bull each in Round 1 on Friday night and Round 2 on Saturday night. The Top 10 will then advance to the championship round where they will attempt one final bull, all in an effort to be crowned the event champion, earning 170 world points and their portion of the $20,000 purse. Additionally, the Portland Chute Out event winner will also earn an invite to compete on the elite PBR Unleash The Beast.

Tickets for the two-day event are on sale now, starting at $10. They can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com or PBR.com.

Portland will be the 26^th stop on the 2019 Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour which spans the country in cities including Ontario, California; Denver, Colorado; Toledo, Ohio; Knoxville, Tennessee; Worcester, Massachusetts; and Corpus Christi, Texas. As one of the final stops of the 2019 season, the event will play a crucial role in the race to be crowned both the 2019 PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Champion and 2019 PBR World Champion.