PBR Manchester: The 2026 PBR Unleash The Beast season launches this weekend in Manchester, New Hampshire, marking the sixth premier series event inside SNHU Arena. The action begins Friday, Dec. 12, at 7:45 p.m. ET and wraps up Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7:45 p.m. ET, with both nights streaming live on Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET.

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BACK IN ACTION

Unleash The Beast kicks off its 2026 season with a deep, talent-packed field returning from an electric PBR Teams campaign. Manchester opens the road to the World Championship with the first of 19 elite events — and several of the sport’s most dominant athletes enter the weekend riding massive momentum from their PBR Teams performances.

John Crimber, one of the youngest stars in the sport, opens the season as a two time Teams MVP after riding 73.53% of his bulls and leading the Florida Freedom to a record breaking regular season, finishing fourth in last year’s UTB standings.

Clay Guiton, fresh off a perfect 5 for 5 run to lift the Carolina Cowboys to their first Teams Championship, looks to carry that championship form into UTB after finishing sixth a season ago.

Brady Fielder, coming off a career best third place UTB finish, proved his toughness throughout the Teams season by returning after injury to finish runner up in the MVP race while posting the highest riding percentage of all riders over the season.

THIS WEEKEND’S FORMAT

PBR Manchester, the opening Unleash The Beast event of the 2026 season, will feature three rounds of competition. All 40 riders will attempt one bull in Round 1 on Friday and Round 2 on Saturday, with the top 12 based on combined scores advancing to the Championship Round following Round 2 on Saturday.

REMATCH RECAP

Manchester delivers a slate of familiar matchups to open the 2026 season. Andrew Alvidrez gets another shot at Show Me The Money, who bucked him off twice during Maverick Days. Eduardo Aparecido looks to even the score with Big Lean after their meeting in Little Rock last March, while Jeferson Silva aims to reverse a quick 2.92-second buckoff against Foolish Pride from Outlaw Days.

Joao Lucas Campos draws Freedom Fighter again after a 5.65-second buckoff in Indianapolis, and Keyshawn Whitehorse reunites with I’ll Make Ya Famous, a bull he covered for 87.25 points in Chicago in 2024. Rounding out the slate, Lucas Divino looks to repeat his 84-point success aboard Let Him Fly from the 2024 Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Finals.

Packed with returning stars, rematches and early-season tension, Manchester offers the first measuring stick in what promises to be a tightly contested 2026 title race.

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