#InCaseYouMissedIt: From coast to coast, the 2026 PBR season hits full stride
Miss a moment of the action this weekend? Here’s what happened around the PBR.
By Harper Lawson
Brady Fielder stole the spotlight in Boston, going a perfect 3-for-3 to win PBR Boston: One if by Dirt, Two if by Sea in front of a sellout crowd at TD Garden, while Marco Rizzo stayed hot with a runner-up finish to remain No. 1 in the 2026 world standings. Miss a moment of the action this weekend? Here’s what happened around the PBR.
New York native Daylon Swearingen surged to the top of the Round 1 leaderboard with an 87.70-point ride on Hector, and the score held as the night’s best. Swearingen, fresh off a PBR Teams championship with the Carolina Cowboys, soaked in the moment on the Paramount+ broadcast, saying, “I love coming to Boston; love coming to the east coast where I’m from.”
Behind him, Marco Rizzo kept rolling just two weeks after his first career UTB win in Chicago, pairing with Project X for 87.55 points to finish second in Round 1 and pull even with Dalton Kasel atop the PBR World Standings. The two entered Saturday tied at 148 points apiece.
The Top 5 after Round 1 was rounded out by Bob Mitchell (87.20 on Ice Tray), Claudio Montanha Jr. (87.10 on Mr. Jimmy) and John Crimber (86.95 on Wild Card), with Brady Fielder sitting sixth after an 86.8-point ride on Uptown Funk.
Rizzo finished second after going 2-for-3, highlighted by an 88.25-point ride on Let Him Fly before being dispatched by Bex Red Eye in the short go. Still, the New York Mavericks standout left Boston atop the 2026 world standings, 27.5 UTB points clear of No. 2 Fielder.
Saturday night also featured a Round 2 highlight reel, with Clay Guiton winning the round after an 88.7-point ride on Mo Money. And the bulls stayed nasty, too, as Magic Potion extended his historic run by besting Mitchell in the Championship Round for his 56th consecutive premier series buck off.
On the PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour…
The Velocity Tour doubled up with big-time storylines across the country, and both weekends featured late drama.
Ezekiel Mitchell finished second after going 2-for-3, highlighted by 86.10 points on Lift Me Up and 84.30 on Geronimobefore Hell Ya Roscoe ended his weekend in the championship round.
Cole, who posted the event’s high score with 89.80 points on Dinero, led into the Championship Round before Gene’s Best bucked him off and opened the door. Cash Keeling rounded out the Top 3, winning Round 2 with an 87-point ride on Snake Oil, then taking a re-ride to cover All In for 88 in the short round.
PBR’s premier series rolls into New York, New York, Jan. 9–11 for the PBR Monster Energy Buck Off at the Garden presented by Ariat, beginning at 7:45 p.m. ET Friday and Saturday before concluding Sunday at 1:45 p.m. ET, with all three days streaming live on Paramount+ at the top of the hour.
New York will also mark the first 2026 Unleash The Beast stop to feature the Monster Energy Team Challenge, airing on CBS Saturday, Jan. 10, at 3:30 p.m. ET. The broadcast will feature matchups between the Texas Rattlers and Austin Gamblers, followed by game 2, the Carolina Cowboys vs. New York Mavericks.
Meanwhile, the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour doubles up Jan. 9–10 with two stops across the country.
GOVX PBR North Charleston takes over the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 9–10 (Friday–Saturday).
Out west, PBR Spokane heads to Numerica Veterans Arena in Spokane, Washington, Jan. 9–10 (Friday–Saturday).
Catch the Velocity Tour event action on the PBR App and RidePass.
Every ride matters as the race for UTB berths and World Finals qualification begins to take shape.
