In the year 4038, the known Universe has one government, one language, and one sport – ARENA. The game itself is a one-on-one contest of strength and fighting ability. Whether the opponents are human, alien, or robot, electronic handicappers provide a fair match, allowing a six-foot man to battle a creature three times his size. The Arena matches take place in a vast self-contained complex which floats through the stars Steve Armstrong is a twenty-five-year-old drifter who came to the Arena complex as a spectator, but wound up losing all his money when his hotel pod was robbed. The only way to get the money for a ticket back to earth is to use his fighting skills and enter the Arena…
Steve begins his hard and dangerous climb towards the championship where he will have to face the „Sloth”, a monstrous predator with a taste for human blood. It’s the ultimate confrontation for the ultimate title… The Championship of the Universe.