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2022

Golden, Idleman and Mathis Advance to Ultimate Bullfighters Fort Worth Freestyle Semifinals 

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With qualifying wildcard round in the books, stage now set for richest bullfight in history. Photo: Jacorey Golden by Andre Silva/ PhotoSilva.com

FORT WORTH, Texas — After three rounds of competition over the first two day of the PBR World Finals, three men have prevailed in the wild card rounds of the Ultimate Bullfighters Fort Worth Freestyle. 

Jacorey Golden (Houston, Mississippi), Rico Mathis (Hillard, Florida) and Dylan Idleman (Madill, Oklahoma) have run the gauntlet, all three facing three bulls in the tent outside Will Rogers Coliseum over two days.  

With a total of 15 bullfighters competing in the wild card rounds, Day 1 on Friday featured five flights of three with the top two advancing from each round. On Saturday, those top ten faced off against each other in two man fights with the top man moving on to the Championship Round. In said Championship Round, the top three moved on for their shot at the $50,000 top prize on the second weekend of competition starting on May 20th. 

In the first round on Saturday, Golden put up the highest-marked fight of the day at 89 points against Wayne Ratley who would not finish his fight. Idleman’s 85 was a point and a half better than the eliminated Austin Ashley, while Mathis may have only been 72.5 but it was enough to edge the 64 of Seth Wilson. 

As the Championship Round began, Golden, Mathis and Idleman were joined by Cauy Kraut and Colby Lindsey.

Golden once again owned the Championship Round, taking top spot with a big 88 points. Idleman was second at 86.5 points with Mathis in the third and final qualifying spot at 86 points. Kraut missed the cut by a single point and Lindsey was two back, at 83. 

Having already paid out $20,000, the first weekend complete, all eyes now look to the Fort Worth Freestyle Semifinal Rounds where the 15 seeded athletes have already qualified via the UBF and Bulls Gone Wild events at the Cowtown Coliseum having started on March 10th.

On Day 1 of the second weekend, May 20th, all 18 will fight one bull with the top 12 advancing to Saturday night. After a first round of head to head matches, the top six will fight one more bull for the remaining share of the $140,000 total purse. 

On the final Saturday night, $100,000 will be paid out to the top six bullfighters in the richest night in freestyle bullfighting history, as follows: 

1st $50,000

2nd $25,000

3rd $10,000

4th $7,000

5th $5,000

6th $3,000

Qualifiers – UBF Fort Worth Freestyle Semi-Final Rounds – May 20th and 21st 

May – 20th at Will Rogers Tent. May 21st at 10:30pm at Cowtown Coliseum

  1. Colton Orcutt – Kersey, CO
  2. Alex McWilliams – Paso Robles, CA
  3. Trenton Ross – Jackson Hole, WY
  4. Chance Moorman – Lytle, TX
  5. Dakota West – Weatherford, TX
  6. Wagner Miqueline – Zacarias, Sao Paulo
  7. Justin Martin – El Paso, TX
  8. Roper Rich – Eaton, CO
  9. Tyler Mansell – Caldwell, ID
  10. Clay Moore – Belen, NM
  11. Noah Krepps – Jasper, AR
  12. Aaron Mercer – Calgary, Alberta
  13. Trent King – Mineral Wells, TX
  14. Dekevis Jordan – Madill, OK
  15. Ely Sharkey – Ainsworth, NE
  16. Jacorey Golden – Houston, MS, Qualified via Wildcard Round
  17. Rico Mathis – Madill, OK, Qualified via Wildcard Round
  18. Dylan Idleman – Hillard, FL, Qualified via Wildcard Round

For tickets, merchandise, standings and more information, visit UltimateBullfighters.com

Official results from of the Ultimate Bullfighters’ Fort Worth Freestyle Wildcard Rounds in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 13th and 14th, 2022. (Name – Score, Payout)

FRIDAY 

Gus Kluttz, $500, Eliminated

Tucker Lane, $500, Eliminated

Tate Shaw, $500, Eliminated

Tyler Washburn, $500, Eliminated

Dexton Draper, $500, Eliminated

SATURDAY

Round 1
Cauy Kraut — 87.5, Advances to Championship Round

Blake Starrett —81, $750, Eliminated

Round 2

Rico Mathis — 72.5, Advances to Championship Round

Seth Wilson — 64, $750, Eliminated

Round 3

Colby Lindsey — 88, Advances to Championship Round

Ryan Fizer — 0, $750, Eliminated

Round 4
Jacorey Golden — 89, Advances to Championship Round

Wayne Ratley — 0, $750, Eliminated

Round 5

Dylan Idleman — 85, Advances to Championship Round

Austin Ashley — 83.5, $750, Eliminated

Championship Round

  1. Jacorey Golden — 88, $5,000, Advances to Semifinals
  2. Dylan Idleman — 86.5, $3,000, Advances to Semifinals
  3. Rico Mathis — 86, $2,500, Advances to Semifinals
  4. Cauy Kraut — 85, $1,750, Eliminated
  5. Colby Lindsey — 83, $1,500, Eliminated

About Ultimate Bullfighters Inc. (UBF): Founded in 2008 by J.B. Mauney, Luke Kaufman and Chad Ellison; was created over a decade ago to promote the sport of freestyle bullfighting. In the action-packed sport of freestyle bullfighting, a bullfighter competes for 60 seconds against a fighting bull predominantly of Spanish descent in an effort to score points for maneuvers performed during the competition. Unlike traditional bullfighting, the animals are not harmed or killed. Bullfighters are judged solely on their ability to perform dangerous stunts as close to the bull as possible without getting hit. Having paid out over $1,000,000 since formation and over $500,000 in the past two seasons, UBF embarks on a new journey with a historic partnership with both the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) and Fort Worth, Texas including the UBF World Finals and an event series beginning in March 2022. For more, visit UltimateBullfighters.com