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The epic robot-fighting series BattleBots is back for a brand-new season as the world’s biggest, baddest, strongest, and fastest next-generation robots duke it out for robot fighting supremacy. Sixty teams from across the globe including unproven rookies, up-and-coming stars and legends in the game will throw their fearsome fighting machines into the BattleBox for a chance to walk away with the preeminent prize in robotic sport: The Giant Nut. This season’s action-packed tournament includes former champion Tombstone, and formidable foes such as Whiplash, SawBlaze, Captain Shrederator, Lock-Jaw and Bloodsport.

Each episode highlights the design and build of the competing robots and profiles the teams behind them. Competitors come from all types of backgrounds – from families to university students and everything in between. Every machine is homemade and constructed from a variety of materials with custom-built weaponry to destroy the competition. The youngest competitor is just 11 years old and this season’s lineup includes the first ever 500lb walking robot.

Calling all the action is veteran sportscaster Chris Rose and UFC Legend Kenny Florian. Chris was one of the original hosts of Fox’s popular The Best Damn Sports Show Period, and was an on-air host at FOX Sports from 2000 to 2012 where he served as the on-site pregame show host and called play-by-play for MLB on FOX. He also hosted FOX's pre- and postgame coverage for the 2009 All-Star Game and World Series. In addition to his baseball work, Chris called play-by-play for FOX NFL Sunday and hosted FOX Sports' Bowl Championship Series coverage for the last four years. Chris is currently the co-host of Intentional Talk on the MLB Network as well as a studio host for the NFL Network.

Ring announcer Faruq Tauheed is a Philadelphia-born actor and host who’s been seen and heard on TV, Film, and Radio since 1998. Living in Los Angeles since finishing his BFA degree in New York City and London, Tauheed has appeared on TV series including Cold Case, The Shield, NCIS and New Girl. Lending his voice to animation projects in Hollywood, he can also be heard on video games such as Mass Effect 3 and BioShock Infinite. Faruq debuted in the ABC/Disney TV movieSelma, Lord, Selma, and can also be