'Last Cowboy Standing': Behind the scenes footage shows grueling physical toll on bull riders

Fox Nation’s upcoming special ‘Last Cowboy Standing’ showcases 10 bull riders competing against each other

Guts, passion, determination or skill: What does it take to become a professional bull-riding champion?

Fox Nation's latest four-part original series offers an exclusive look into what defines a successful cowboy, spotlighting the grueling physical toll of their sport and the feelings and stories that drove them to it in documenting a group of ten competitors as they prepare to stand trial before judges.

After all is said and done, who will be the "Last Cowboy Standing?"

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A rider attempts to stay on a bull during the second night of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Minneapolis Invitational Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.  (Photo by Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via Getty Images))

Taking viewers into the heart of Texas, the new special encapsulates the risky yet exhilarating spirit of rodeo, where the struggle to control a hot-headed beast in short bursts flirts with the line between life and death.

Competitors say, with all the risks that stand in the way of rewards, it's a sport unlike any other.

"You've seriously got to put your life on the line. If you're not willing to do that, you'd better find a new sport," one cowboy contestant said.BREAKFAST WITH THE BULLS: WILL CAIN SUITS UP WITH CHAMPION BULL RIDER"It's today's modern-day gladiators. Why would you not want to be a bull-rider?" he added.

The bull breaks out of the chute bucking in the bull-riding event at a small-town rodeo in New Mexico.  The rodeo clown is ready to assist the cowboy after the ride.. (Photo by: Jon G. Fuller / VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)