The most common bullfighting format involves three matadors facing six bulls over the course of about two and a half hours. ... In the end, however, the matador and bull face each other one on one, until the animal is ultimately killed.

How is bullfighting done?

The spectacle of bullfighting pits a man against a charging bull. The bullfighter, called a matador, faces the bull in a large dirt-filled arena that is usually surrounded by spectators. ... If a matador is injured, another replaces him, and the bull is killed at the end of each match.

What happens if a bull kills a matador?

There's typically no way for the bull to win a fight – even if he kills the matador, he'll still be slaughtered by the other bullfighters. In another gruesome tradition, the mother of the “victorious” bull is also killed in order to cut off the bloodline and make things easier for cowardly matadors in the future.