Overview
- Umansky voluntarily exited Special Forces during the October 15 episode after taking a heavy punch from Matt Barnes that he says cracked a rib and made the upcoming gas-chamber task unsafe.
- He told multiple outlets he feared coughing through tear gas could puncture a lung, that the injury took about 10 weeks to heal, and that he is now fully recovered and back to working out.
- On the show and in interviews Mauricio praised his daughter Alexia’s courage after she revealed a past sexual assault, and he said Alexia called her mother Kyle Richards by phone before the episode aired because the family could not meet in person.
- Mauricio reiterated that he and Kyle, who separated in July 2023 after 27 years of marriage, remain close friends have not filed for divorce and are handling their split day by day with what he called dignity and respect.
- He also said fellow recruits agreed to look after Alexia when he left, and he is preparing for imminent grandfatherhood as his stepdaughter is due to give birth in November.