Returning for the 12 season as hosts and analysts are MLB/NFL Sportscaster Chris Rose and former UFC fighter Kenny Florian, as well as BattleBox announcer Faruq Tauheed.

Unlike previous seasons which posted extra fights to YouTube or gave short recaps, every match in the preseason and postseason is televised in its entirety.

The BattleBots World Championship qualifiers kick off with an epic fight card, including fancied contenders like Witch Doctor, Ribbot, Glitch and Riptide.

The climax is a Main Event for the ages, as the reigning champion Tantrum begins its title defense against Minotaur, the raging bull from Brazil.

; Riptide vs. Glitch; Free Shipping vs. Gigabyte, MAIN EVENT: Tantrum vs. Minotaur It's the second week of the Championship qualifiers and the temperature is rising.

Golden Bolt, winner End Game from New Zealand, takes on Blip, the flipper designed by Aren Hill who created the current Giant Nut holder Tantrum.

Fight Card: SawBlaze vs. HyperShock; Emulsifier vs. Fusion; Valkyrie vs. Mammoth; Whiplash vs. MadCatter; Switchback vs. Banshee; Big Dill vs. HiJinx, MAIN EVENT: End Game vs. Blip It's the return of Deathroll, the Aussie Assassin that punches its blood-soaked fist in victory every time it destroys an opponent as they face the British bot destroyer, Cobalt.

The night culminates in a tumultuous Main Event as the world's most infamous flipper Hydra looks to flip the script on the master of destruction, Rotator.

Ominous; Bloodsport vs. Copperhead; Lock-Jaw vs. Malice; Triton vs. Lucky; JackPot vs. Skorpios, MAIN EVENT: ROTATOR vs. Hydra The stakes have doubled as World Championship VII heads into its fourth week.

Crippling crusher Quantum will take on the fearsome flame-thrower of Gruff and two famous veterans desperate for a win will be scrapping with each other as Whiplash and HyperShock collide in a critical Main Event.

Double Tap, MAIN EVENT: MadCatter vs. Riptide It's just a few weeks into World Championship VII and if you thought things were violent, standby for some even more ferocious matchups.

In the most anticipated fight of the season so far, there's a rematch between current Giant Nut holders Tantrum and the formidable flipper Hydra, whose last match was ... controversial, to say the least.

With the World Championship VII tournament approaching, some of the biggest names in the sport are jockeying for top seeds in tonight's fight card.

And, in the main event, it's the ultimate sibling rivalry when Blip steps into the Battlebox to face its sister team and defending World Champion Tantrum.

Fight Card: Gruff vs. Witch Doctor; Malice vs. Valkyrie; MadCatter vs. Big Dill; Ribbot vs. JackPot; Skorpios vs. SawBlaze; RIPperoni vs. HiJinx; MAIN EVENT: End Game vs. HyperShock World Championship VII has reached Week 10 and the pressure is on!

Meanwhile the strugglers fight to save their tournament lives and BattleBots reputations, including last season's co-rookie of the year, Glitch, languishing at a shocking 0-2.

Ominous; Triton vs. Glitch; Gigabyte vs. Starchild; JackPot vs. Captain Shrederator; MAIN EVENT: Rotator vs. Bloodsport With the World Championship VII tournament just around the corner, the race for the Giant Nut kicks into top gear.

Fight Card: Lock-Jaw vs. Mad Catter; Gruff vs. Malice; Doomba vs. Dragon King; Claw Viper vs. Hypershock; Free Shipping vs. Big Dill; Shreddit Bro vs. Lucky; MAIN EVENT: SawBlaze vs. Hydra With dreams of World Championship glory only a few weeks away, anxious, desperate and dangerous robots are barreling into the arena and putting everything on the line.

Fight Card: Emulsifier vs. Quantum; Gigabyte vs. End Game; Shreddit Bro vs. Overhaul; Rotator vs. Fusion; Skorpios vs. Ribbot; Dragon King vs. Terrortops; MAIN EVENT: Copperhead vs. RIPperoni The bigger they are the harder they fall: tonight, it's a battle of giant wheels as Starchild meets Huge.

Before the big reveal, Minotaur, the bull from Brazil, looks to take revenge on the master of voodoo -- Witch Doctor -- in the most anticipated grudge match of all time.

; Claw Viper vs. MadCatter; HUGE vs. Skorpios; Copperhead vs. Rotator; End Game vs. Tantrum The World Championship Tournament continues -- eight more teams will fall.

Fight Card: Black Dragon vs. RIPperoni; Cobalt vs. Monsoon; Minotaur vs. Fusion; Hydra vs. DeathRoll; Quantum vs. Ribbot; Switchback vs. Malice; Beta vs. Whiplash; SawBlaze vs. Blip Tonight is the Round of 16, where teams will clash in hopes of breaking into the quarterfinals!

Fight Card: Ribbot vs. Black Dragon; Lock-Jaw vs. Witch Doctor; Malice vs. Minotaur; Copperhead vs. End Game; Monsoon vs. SawBlaze; Whiplash vs. Hydra; MadCatter vs.

A grueling gauntlet awaits, but at the end of it all, one team will be crowned BattleBots World Champion and hoist the most coveted trophy in all of robot combat: the Giant Nut!