Special Forces Season 5 Eliminations So Far as Mauricio Umansky Joins Ruby Rose and 3 Others Who Have Left

Mauricio Umansky is the latest contestant to leave Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test Season 5. He voluntarily withdrew during Episode 4 after sustaining a cracked rib during a “milling” (boxing) challenge earlier in the season. He injured himself while fighting fellow recruit and former NBA player Matt Barnes. Umansky decided to leave the course just before the chemical warfare simulation task. He explained, “My rib is just hurting and if I'm going to be coughing and not able to breathe, I feel like it's gonna break further.”

In an interview with PEOPLE, Umansky admitted, “I had to make the decision to voluntarily withdraw. I did not want to medically withdraw, I wanted to voluntarily withdraw, because I wanted to do it with dignity, and I wanted to do it in front of the DS, not in front of the doctor. So I [bore] down and got myself to do that.”

Brandi Glanville suffered an injury on the first day of the competition. The incident took place during the first task, which required contestants to jump from a helicopter into a lake. She was medically withdrawn as a result, becoming the first participant to be eliminated from the Fox show.

During Special Forces Season 5, Episode 2, LeSean McCoy shared that he did not want to use an outdoor bathroom. The directing staff instructor (DSI) then asked whether he wanted to leave the show. The former NFL pro eventually left the competition, becoming the second contestant to go home.

George Santos, the former New York congressman, also went home in Episode 2. Before the challenge, he told the cameras, “I don’t know that I can do this. I don’t think I can do this.” He added that he had “no strength” in his right leg and could not put weight on it. He became the third participant to leave the show.

Special Forces Episode 2 featured another elimination, with Ruby Rose becoming the fourth contestant to leave the show. Despite hitting her head on the car door, she wanted to continue competing. However, during the second challenge, in which she was paired with Hannah Stocking, Rose admitted that it was “way harder” than she thought. She ultimately left the competition.