Tickets are on sale at The Arena at Gwinnett Center box office, at www.Ticketmaster.com , and by telephone at (800) 745-3000. Bull riding action begins at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 13, and at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 14.
Ochocinco will attend the event on Friday to work with a personal coach arranged by the PBR, none other than nine-time World Champion and PBR co-founder Ty Murray, who will provide a crash course on bull riding to prepare him for Saturday. The All-Pro receiver used Twitter to reach out to Murray for assistance. The PBR will have the Dickies DuraBullfighters in the arena to provide the same level of world-class protection for Ochocinco that they provide to riders on the Built Ford Tough Series week in and week out.
Ochocinco's ride will be an exhibition ride separate from the Built Ford Tough Series competition that features the Top 40 bull riders in the world, who will be competing on the fiercest bucking bulls for $131,000 in prize money at the event.
The challenge began on May 5, when Ochocinco posted on Twitter that he was going to ride a bull at the PBR event in Duluth (Atlanta), Ga., on May 13-14. PBR President and COO Sean Gleason replied to Ochocinco on May 9, stating that if the All-Pro receiver showed up, got on a bull and exited the chute, the PBR would pay him $10,000.
If he completes a successful 8-second ride, the PBR and Ford Trucks will present him with a brand-new Ford F-150 with the EcoBoost® Engine and Bad Boy Mowers has added an Outlaw mower if he is successful.
As an added bonus, he will also be able to permanently rename the bull as he chooses. The PBR will select and announce the bull that Ochocinco will attempt to ride on Thursday, May 12. If he does not get on the bull Saturday, the bull will be permanently renamed "#58 No Show Cinco."
The action from Georgia will be televised in HD on VERSUS at 11 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday.
About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR)
The PBR is the world's premier bull riding organization. More than 100 million viewers annually watch over 400 hours of primetime PBR programming on VERSUS, NBC, CBS and networks around the world. The PBR has awarded over $100 million in prize money and 20 riders have earned over $1 million, including Justin McBride with $5.5 million -- the most of any western-sports athlete in history. The PBR was nominated as 2010 Sports League of the Year at the Sports Business Journal Sports Business Awards, alongside the National Football League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball. Nearly 2 million fans attend Built Ford Tough Series and Touring Pro Division events each year. For more information on the PBR, go to www.pbr.com , or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TeamPBR and http://twitter.com/TEAMPBR .
Ochocinco accepts PBR's bull ride challenge
Source: http://www.goteamsgo.com/forum/rodeo/147579-ochocinco-accepts-pbrs-bull-ride.html
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