{"id":30308,"date":"2021-12-02T15:31:07","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T20:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=30308"},"modified":"2021-12-02T15:31:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T20:31:07","slug":"battlebots-is-back-and-the-robot-showdown-is-taking-over-the-fight-capital-of-the-world-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/02\/battlebots-is-back-and-the-robot-showdown-is-taking-over-the-fight-capital-of-the-world-video\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;BattleBots&#8221; Is Back and the Robot Showdown Is Taking Over &#8220;The Fight Capital of the World&#8221; [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Mszj13IlQg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Who&#8217;s ready for a Sin City showdown? 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Each night a vicious lineup of bots battle for their lives in the iconic BattleBox but only the toughest will live to see the next round.<\/p><div id=\"morty-456899027\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>New Zealand&#8217;s End Game currently has the trophy, but teams from the USA are determined to bring it back to America. Will they succeed, or will the trophy find a new home in Europe, Asia, or South America?<\/p>\n<p>Rivals meet again, more determined than ever to be victorious. Former titleholder Tombstone returns to the BattleBox. After missing the 2020 season, Blacksmith, Minotaur, DUCK! and Icewave make their triumphant returns to wage war against fan favorites Witch Doctor, SawBlaze, Hydra, Whiplash, and Valkyrie, but only one will be crowned the top bot in the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Delighted to kick off the new year and welcome viewers back into the BattleBox with 14 all-new episodes filled with some of the most intense bot battles we&#8217;ve ever seen,&#8221; said Scott Lewers, EVP Multiplatform Programming Discovery Factual &amp; Head of Content, Science. &#8220;Thursday night robot fighting action&#8217;s back and better than ever!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>BattleBots founder and CEO Edward Roski (Trey) said, &#8220;This year&#8217;s World Championship was the most exciting ever, and the battles are beyond amazing. The builders did an incredible job raising the bar to a completely new level of imagination, skill, and, frankly, violence. 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It&#8217;s going to be our best ever season, and we can&#8217;t wait for the start of January so we can share all the drama with our millions of fans.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-3268499390\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adding more excitement to the battles are returning sportscaster Chris Rose and former UFC fighter Kenny Florian to provide play-by-play commentary, along with expert contributions from Pete Abrahamson, a.k.a. The Bot Whisperer, and Faruq Tauheed in the BattleBox as Ring Announcer.<\/p>\n<p>Executive Producer Chris Cowan said &#8220;The best team in combat sports are back doing their thing, and the competitive firepower brought to bear by our builders in this year&#8217;s quest for the Giant Nut is simply unreal. A more stacked field of contenders has never been assembled. Thursday nights are gonna be a blast, literally!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Follow the conversation on social media with #BattleBots, and follow Discovery on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more updates.<\/p>\n<p><em>BattleBots<\/em> remains the most popular robotic combat sport in the world, created by Ed Roski and Greg Munson and now seen in over 150 countries. It is produced by Whalerock Industries and BattleBots, Inc. Executive producers are Chris Cowan, Edward (Trey) Roski, Greg Munson, Tom Gutteridge, Aaron Catling, and Evan Gatica. For Discovery Channel, Scott Lewers, Joseph Boyle, Caroline Perez, and Wyatt Channell are executive producers, and Paola Espinosa is associate producer.<\/p>\n\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/zqZiksZMPIhOIVrnDLV03XZ6x5A.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>BattleBots<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> ABC<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Reality<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 9<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 111<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>BattleBots promises to wow viewers with next generation robots\u2014bigger, faster and stronger than ever before. 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