MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – With an 89.50-point ride on Ghostship Warrior, Hudson Bolton won the first round of the Busch Light PBR Milwaukee presented by Cooper Tires at Fiserv Forum on Friday night.
Close behind the cowboy from Tennessee in second by nine-tenths of a point was Marco Rizzo, courtesy of an 88.60-point re-ride score on Dirty South. Rizzo remains second in the UTB standings while working his way into Julio Cesar Marques’ 8.5-point advantage.
Bolton, Rizzo and Marques are teammates on the New York Mavericks.
Three-time World Champion Jose Vitor Leme earned his first ride of the season atop Body Bag with the tandem scoring 88.45 points. Leme sat out the season’s first two events and made his 2026 UTB season debut in Boston on Jan. 2–3, shut out there and in New York City last weekend.
Kade Madsen, who also made his elite tour season debut in Boston, finished the evening with the fourth-highest score with 88.10 points against Catching Gears to help lift the Missouri Thunder to a narrow victory over the Arizona Ridge Riders, 88.10–88.05, in the second Monster Energy Team Challenge game within tonight’s competition. Keyshawn Whitehorse bested First Class for 88.05 points, falling a mere 0.05 points short of catching Madsen and the Thunder. Whitehorse, who went 3-for-4 last weekend in New York, holds fifth in the event standings.
Marques earned an 87.90-point ride on I’ll Make Ya Famous to keep him atop the UTB standings with 250 points. Marques finished second at Madison Square Garden in New York last week, an event won by Sage Kimzey, who was bucked off tonight but still sits third in the season standings.
In the first Monster Energy Team Challenge game tonight, the Kansas City Outlaws picked up a win Friday night against the Oklahoma Wildcatters, 173.15–83.95, in front of an electric crowd. Alison dos Santos recorded the Outlaws’ first ride for 85.45 points on Love County, complemented by Koltin Hevalow’s 87.70-pointer on Home Slice, the highest score of the game. Cort McFadden earned the lone ride for the Wildcatters with 83.95 points on Country Club.
The Monster Energy Team Challenge is a tournament-style team competition featuring PBR Teams competing in head-to-head matchups during select Unleash The Beast weekends. The games are broadcast on CBS Television Network.
Championship Saturday in Milwaukee is scheduled to begin 7 p.m. CT Saturday evening and is available to watch in its entirety on Paramount+.
Unleash The Beast – Busch Light PBR Milwaukee presented by Cooper Tires
Fiserv Forum – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Hudson Bolton, 89.5-0-0-89.50-28 Points.
2. Marco Rizzo, 88.6-0-0-88.60-18 Points.
3. Jose Vitor Leme, 88.45-0-0-88.45-17 Points.
4. Kade Madsen, 88.1-0-0-88.10-16 Points.
5. Keyshawn Whitehorse, 88.05-0-0-88.05-15 Points.
6. Julio Cesar Marques, 87.9-0-0-87.90-14 Points.
7. Koltin Hevalow, 87.7-0-0-87.70-13 Points.
8. John Crimber, 87.6-0-0-87.60-12 Points.
9. Daylon Swearingen, 87.2-0-0-87.20-11 Points.
10. Dalton Kasel, 86.9-0-0-86.90-10 Points.
11. Alex Cerqueira, 86.85-0-0-86.85-9 Points.
12. Mauricio Gulla Moreira, 86.55-0-0-86.55-8 Points.
13. Alison dos Santos, 85.45-0-0-85.45-8 Points.
14. Callum Miller, 85.05-0-0-85.05-8 Points.
15. Lucas Divino, 84.55-0-0-84.55-8 Points.
(tie). Romario Leite, 84.55-0-0-84.55-8 Points.
17. Cort McFadden, 83.95-0-0-83.95-8 Points.
18. Alan de Souza, 80.15-0-0-80.15-8 Points.
Sage Steele Kimzey, 0-0-0-0.00
Brady Fielder, 0-0-0-0.00
Leandro Zampollo, 0-0-0-0.00
Kaiden Loud, 0-0-0-0.00
Paulo Eduardo Rossetto, 0-0-0-0.00
Clay Guiton, 0-0-0-0.00
Eduardo Aparecido, 0-0-0-0.00
Afonso Quintino, 0-0-0-0.00
Claudio Montanha Jr., 0-0-0-0.00
Andrew Alvidrez, 0-0-0-0.00
Kaique Pacheco, 0-0-0-0.00
Thiago Salgado, 0-0-0-0.00
Cleber Henrique Marques, 0-0-0-0.00
Cassio Dias, 0-0-0-0.00
Maverick Smith, 0-0-0-0.00
Jess Lockwood, 0-0-0-0.00
Joao Ricardo Vieira, 0-0-0-0.00
Luciano De Castro, 0-0-0-0.00
Daniel Keeping, 0-0-0-0.00
Derek Kolbaba, 0-0-0-0.00
Manoelito de Souza Junior, 0-0-0-0.00
Wyatt Rogers, 0-0-0-0.00
JaCauy Hale, 0-0-0-0.00
Guilherme Valleiras, 0-0-0-0.00
Dalton Rudman, 0-0-0-0.00
Joao Paulo Fernandes, 0-0-0-0.00
Kase Hitt, 0-0-0-0.00
Eric Novoa, 0-0-0-0.00
Mecate Trammell, 0-0-0-0.00
WORLD STANDINGS
1. Julio Cesar Marques, 4, 0, 2, 250.00, $55,755.48
2. Marco Rizzo, 5, 1, 2, 241.50, $72,640.00
3. Sage Steele Kimzey, 5, 1, 1, 217.00, $53,757.14
4. Brady Fielder, 5, 1, 1, 188.00, $62,450.00
5. John Crimber, 5, 0, 1, 174.00, $15,450.00
6. Paulo Eduardo Rossetto, 5, 0, 2, 171.00, $25,730.00
7. Leandro Zampollo, 5, 0, 2, 170.00, $24,147.14
8. Kaiden Loud, 5, 0, 2, 161.00, $25,730.00
9. Dalton Kasel, 5, 1, 1, 158.00, $47,340.00
10. Callum Miller, 4, 0, 2, 154.00, $18,997.14
11. Clay Guiton, 5, 0, 2, 152.50, $26,257.14
12. Cassio Dias, 5, 0, 0, 129.00, $2,200.00
13. Eduardo Aparecido, 5, 0, 1, 111.00, $25,390.00
14. Keyshawn Whitehorse, 5, 0, 0, 105.00, $6,450.00
15. Cort McFadden, 2, 0, 0, 99.00, $5,357.14
16. Kade Madsen, 2, 0, 0, 90.00, $450.00
17. Bob Mitchell, 4, 0, 0, 78.00, $13,200.00
18. Afonso Quintino, 5, 0, 0, 72.50, $5,857.14
19. Andrew Alvidrez, 5, 0, 0, 71.00, $10,000.00
19. Claudio Montanha Jr., 5, 0, 1, 71.00, $9,850.00
21. Koltin Hevalow, 5, 0, 0, 66.50, $5,100.00
22. Alex Cerqueira, 5, 0, 0, 62.00, $8,300.00
23. Kaique Pacheco, 5, 0, 0, 58.00, $3,775.00
24. Alan de Souza, 4, 0, 0, 54.00, $3,350.00
25. Daylon Swearingen, 3, 0, 0, 52.00, $6,950.00
26. Mauricio Gulla Moreira, 5, 0, 0, 49.00, $5,000.00
27. Hudson Bolton, 3, 0, 0, 48.00, $900.00
28. Lucas Divino, 4, 0, 0, 43.00, $3,050.00
29. Thiago Salgado, 4, 0, 0, 41.50, $6,350.00
30. Cleber Henrique Marques, 5, 0, 0, 38.50, $6,733.33
31. Alison dos Santos, 1, 0, 0, 34.00, $0.00
32. Maverick Smith, 5, 0, 0, 30.50, $2,100.00
33. Alex Junior da Silva, 2, 0, 0, 29.00, $900.00
34. Jess Lockwood, 2, 0, 0, 28.00, $5,250.00
35. João Ricardo Vieira, 3, 0, 0, 26.00, $1,500.00
36. Luciano De Castro, 3, 0, 0, 23.00, $1,500.00
37. Daniel Keeping, 4, 0, 0, 22.00, $1,400.00
38. João Lucas Campos, 2, 0, 0, 21.00, $4,333.33
39. Wyatt Rogers, 2, 0, 0, 19.00, $250.00
40. Jose Vitor Leme, 3, 0, 0, 17.00, $500.00
41. Lauro Nunes Vieira, 3, 0, 0, 16.00, $950.00
42. Lucas Martins Costa, 3, 0, 0, 15.00, $2,550.00
43. Heitor Santos Ferreira, 3, 0, 0, 14.50, $1,450.00
44. Michael Lane, 2, 0, 0, 14.00, $1,100.00
45. Jeferson Silva, 1, 0, 0, 12.00, $650.00
Monster Energy Team Challenge Games
Game 1 — Milwaukee — January 16, 2026
|
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
F |
|
Oklahoma Wildcatters |
0 |
0 |
0/0* |
83.95 |
83.95 |
|
Kansas City Outlaws |
0 |
85.45 |
87.70 |
0 |
173.15 |
*Denotes a RR attempt.
^Denotes a declined RR.
Valleiras after Cort
OUTS
Oklahoma Wildcatters — JaCauy Hale bucked off Sunrise in 1.92 seconds; Kase Hitt bucked off Muss Bus in 2.15 seconds; Guilherme Valleiras bucked off JL Gray’s Ground Pounder in 1.58 seconds, re-ride awarded and taken; Cort McFadden rode Country Club for 83.95 points; Valleiras bucked off Velvet Revolver in 2.14 seconds (Re-Ride)
Kansas City Outlaws — Eric Novoa bucked off Tank in 3.27 seconds; Alison dos Santos rode Love Country for 85.45 points; Koltin Hevalow rode Home Slice for 87.70 points; Cassio Dias bucked off Back in Black in 1.77 seconds
Oklahoma Wildcatters
1-for-4 (83.95 points)
Re-Rides: Guilherme Valleiras bucked off JL Gray’s Ground Pounder in 1.58 seconds, re-ride awarded and taken; Valleiras bucked off Velvet Revolver in 2.14 seconds (Re-Ride)
Kansas City Outlaws
2-for-4 (173.15 points)
High Score: Koltin Hevalow 87.70 on Home Slice
Game 2 — Milwaukee — January 16, 2026
|
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
F |
|
Arizona Ridge Riders |
0 |
0 |
0 |
88.05 |
88.05 |
|
Missouri Thunder |
0 |
0 |
88.10 |
0 |
88.10 |
*Denotes a RR attempt.
^Denotes a declined RR.
OUTS
Arizona Ridge Riders — Cleber Henrique Marques bucked off Buckwheat in 5.80 seconds; Eduardo Aparecidobucked off Gucci in 2.41 seconds; Luciano De Castro bucked off Son of Sue in 7.51 seconds; Keyshawn Whitehorserode First Class for 88.05 points
Missouri Thunder — Paulo Eduardo Rossetto bucked off Quick Show in 3.63 seconds; Andrew Alvidrez bucked off Humbolt in 5.37 seconds; Kade Madsen rode Catching Gears for 88.10 points; Maverick Smith bucked off Boo Rayin 3.98 seconds
Arizona Ridge Riders
1-for-4 (88.05 points)
Missouri Thunder
1-for-4 (88.10 points)
High Score: Kade Madsen 88.10 on Catching Gears
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