Oklahoma PBR Team Announces Schedule

The Oklahoma Freedom will compete in rivalry series akin to bull riding’s version of the Red River Showdown with the Fort Worthbased Texas Rattlers Freedom to take on the Carolina Cowboys, Rattlers and Arizona Ridge Riders during the team’s second-annual homestand in Oklahoma City at Paycom Center on Sept. 8-10 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (June 27, 2023) Ahead of the second season for the ground-breaking PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Teams league, the Oklahoma Freedom, the Sooner State’s first-ever professional bull riding team, today announced their 2023 game and broadcast schedule.

The 2023 PBR Teams season will include a three-day homestand hosted by each of the eight founding teams, accompanied by two, two-day neutral site events. During event days, each of the league’s eight founding teams will compete in one five-on-five bull riding game against another team, with each team competing in 28 games throughout the regular season. The Teams Championship returns to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on October 20-22.

The Oklahoma Freedom will hold their second -consecutive homestand, and sixth event of the regular season, Freedom Fest on Sept. 8-10 at Paycom Center. During their event, they will play the Carolina Cowboys (Sept. 8), Texas Rattlers (Sept. 9) and Arizona Ridge Riders (Sept. 10).

During the regular season, the Freedom will compete in a rivalry series with the Texas Rattlers, celebrating bull riding’s version of the Red River Showdown.

The Freedom will take on the Rattlers on Aug. 3 in Kansas City, Missouri; Aug. 20 in Nashville, Tennessee; Sept. 9 during the second night of their homestand in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Oct.

6 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Throughout the campaign, the Oklahoma Freedom will also play the reigning PBR Teams Champion Nashville Stampede four times as they look to bring the title back to Oklahoma this October.

Every game will be carried by CBS, including seven “Game of the Week” broadcasts, CBS Sports Network, or Pluto TV. The Oklahoma Freedom will be featured in two Game of the Week broadcasts. Their telecasts will include their showdown with the

Carolina Cowboys in Greensboro, NC airing on Sept. 24, and their final rivalry game with the Texas Rattlers in Fort Worth, Texas airing on Oct. 7.