The Contender - Season 5
Season 5
Episodes
Why Weight?
Sixteen boxers move into a training facility to compete in The Contender tournament. Two fighters have a verbal altercation outside the ring. The two teams choose fighters to represent them in the first fight of the tournament.
Fighting to Live
A passionate fighter steps up and is gunning for a major threat from the opposing side. Another fighter is determined to stir up trouble as tension between the teams escalates.
Who Wants it, Moore? (Pack of Savages)
The winning team is riding high from their victory and is hungry for another. One fighter plays mind games with the other team while another focuses on his faith to maintain peace while in the Contender house.
Protect Your Peace
One team continues to reign while the other remains discouraged. Observant behavior initiates a guessing game of who will be called out next, frustrating members of the losing team, who are waiting for their chance to prove themselves.
Indecision
Legacy
One team is livid after being stripped of a victory, and the three remaining fighters are out for blood; after feuding since day one, a heated rivalry between two fighters is settled in The Contender ring.
No Easy Round
A former Olympian, a world record holder, a boxer who hasn't fought in three years and one of the older boxers in the house all fight for the last two slots of round two; with so much on the line, they're all going for a knockout.
Heart of the Fight
It's every fighter for himself in the second round of The Contender Tournament as former teammates must prepare to battle; a special guest drops by the gym.
Poetry in Motion
One fighter faces a doctor's evaluation to decide whether he can continue in the tournament; another fighter nearly gets into a fight with a fellow boxer inside the house; two Contenders face off against each other.
Heart and Balls
Friends become foes in the last two quarterfinal bouts; with the semifinals just around the corner, one fighter tries to refocus, while another is hungry for redemption.
Friends and Foes
The final four contenders face off in the semifinals; two season-long rivals battle, while another match involves two fighters who have built a brotherly bond; in the end, only two will move on to the finals.
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