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The Best Episodes of The Contender Season 5

Every episode of The Contender Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Contender Season 5!

A reality television series that follows a group of boxers as they compete with one another in an elimination-style competition, while their lives and relationships...
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Why Weight?" is the best rated episode of "The Contender" season 5. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/24/2018. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Fighting to Live".

  • Why Weight?
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    #1 - Why Weight?

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 8/24/2018

    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.

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  • Fighting to Live
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    #2 - Fighting to Live

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 8/31/2018

    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.

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  • Who Wants It More?
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    #3 - Who Wants It More?

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/7/2018

    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.

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  • Protect Your Peace
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    #4 - Protect Your Peace

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/14/2018

    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.

    Director: N/A

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  • Indecision
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    #5 - Indecision

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 9/21/2018

    Tension between the teams rises as one fighter continues his antics, keeping the opposing team on edge; one fighter gets to spend time with his family; two hometown rivals step into the ring to face off.

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  • Legacy
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    #6 - Legacy

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 9/28/2018

    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.

    Director: N/A

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  • No Easy Round
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    #7 - No Easy Round

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/5/2018

    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.

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  • Heart of the Fight
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    #8 - Heart of the Fight

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/12/2018

    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.

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  • Poetry in Motion
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    #9 - Poetry in Motion

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 10/19/2018

    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.

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  • Heart and Balls
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    #10 - Heart and Balls

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 10/26/2018

    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.

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  • Friends and Foes
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    #11 - Friends and Foes

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/2/2018

    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.

    Director: N/A

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  • Season Finale
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    #12 - Season Finale

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 11/9/2018

    After their arduous journeys, the top two fighters go head-to-head in a battle for the $250,000 prize and the ultimate title of "The Contender"; from the Forum in Los Angeles.

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  • Fight 13
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    #13 - Fight 13

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/25/2009

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