BattleBots: Champions Episode 01

The five Bounty winners from 2020 are due to return in an attempt to defend their crowns in a similar knockout format to Bounty Hunters - Gigabyte, Lock-Jaw, Rotator, Skorpios and Witch Doctor. These make up five of the six confirmed episodes, dubbed Sin City Slugfest. In the final episode, the five winners of their respective qualifier episodes will be joined by former Giant Nut winners Tantrum, End Game and Tombstone to form an eight robot tournament with the overall tournament winner taking home the Golden Bolt trophy.https://battlebots.com/event/battlebots-champions-episode-06-discovery/
In January 2022, the Perfect Phoenix team stated they would be exclusively competing in the spin-off competition due to conflicting schedule with team captain and driver Tyler Nguyen's school.https://www.facebook.com/TylerNguyen09/photos/a.1918548935112385/2774776459489624/ Other main season absentees Big Dill and Double Jeopardy were also made eligible to compete in the spin-off, though their participations in the spinoff have yet to be confirmed.
In June 2022, BattleBots confirmed on social media that Sin City Slugfest episodes would begin airing in August that year.https://twitter.com/BattleBots/status/1541540919312121856 Each episode is two hours in length and will air immediately on the main Discovery network as well as its streaming service, discovery+. Gigabyte's episode will kick off the summer series, which concludes with the hunt for the Golden Bolt on September 8, 2022.https://battlebots.com/event/battlebots-champions-episode-01-discovery/ Its bracket was revealed to Facebook Supporters on 28 June, followed by Lock-Jaw's bracket on July 8.
== Fights ==
==== Episode #1: Let the Slugfest Begin! ====
Sin City Slugfest Quarter-Finals
MadCatter vs. Triple Crown
Claw Viper vs. Defender
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
Sin City Slugfest Semi-Finals
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
Sin City Slugfest Final
TBA vs. TBA
Golden Bolt Qualifier
TBA vs. Gigabyte