The fifth season of The Contender was recorded in Los Angeles, California and premiered on Epix on August 24, 2018. The series was on its fourth network, with the first season being broadcast on NBC, the second and third seasons on ESPN, and the fourth season on Versus.
Contestants The following 16 fighters, hailing from around the globe, were selected to take part in the fifth Contender Tournament which took place in the Middleweight division.
Contestant Hometown Record TC Record Link Brandon Adams Los Angeles, California 17–2 4–0 Tyrone Brunson Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 26–6–2 0–1 Quatavious Cash Las Vegas, Nevada 10–0 0–1 Morgan Fitch New Orleans, Louisiana 18–1–1 0–1 Marcos Hernandez Fresno, California 11–1–1 1–0 John Jackson St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 20–3 0–1 Ievgen Khytrov Brooklyn, New York 16–1 1–1 Devaun Lee Jamaica Queens, New York 10–3–1 0–1 Malcolm McAllister Long Beach, California 9–1 0–1 Michael Moore Cleveland, Ohio 15–1 2–2 Shane Mosley Jr. Pomona, California 10–2 3–1 Lamar Russ Wilmington, North Carolina 17–2 0–1 Gerald Sherrell Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 8–0 1–1 John Thompson Newark, New Jersey 18–3 1–1 Daniel Valdivia Tulare, California 14–2 0–2 Eric Walker Plaquemine, Louisiana 15–1 3–1
Crew Crew Member Job Andre Ward Host Dean Stone Ring Announcer Freddie Roach Blue Team Trainer Naazim Richardson Gold Team Trainer
Fight results
on the undercard of the final, the following contenders were brought back to face each other: Tyrone Brunson def Devaun Lee via UD (59-55 x 3) Ievgen Khytrov def Malcolm McAllister via KO4 Gerald Sherrell def Morgan Fitch via SD (58-56, 58-56, 56-58) Marcos Hernandez def Quatavious Cash via UD (58-56 x 3)
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