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Fat Bear Week bracket is set: meet the heavyweights, underdogs and defending champ in this year's tournament

Forget March Madness. Fat Bear Week returns to Katmai National Park with 16 brown bears as defending champ Chunk faces rising star Bucky on Wednesday.

20 September 2026Live

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Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick/fat-bear-week-bracket-set-meet-heavyweights-underdogs-defending-champ-tournament

Forget March Madness. Fat Bear Week returns to Katmai National Park with 16 brown bears as defending champ Chunk faces rising star Bucky on Wednesday.

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