Fans in the U.S. saw Donald Trump do it. Viewers in the U.K. saw former Tottenham Hotspur owner Alan Sugar do it. Now, martial arts fans around the world will see ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong take the reins of one of the most popular reality shows in the world, and he’s bringing backup.
Sityodtong is the figurehead of the latest iteration of “The Apprentice,” which will feature 16 contestants from across the globe, who will battle it out over a series of challenges to earn the prize of a $250,000 job to work for a year as Sityodtong’s protege at ONE Championship’s global headquarters in Singapore.
Unlike previous versions of “The Apprentice,” the ONE Championship version of the show will require its candidates to undertake physical challenges, as well as business tests and, judging by the official trailer video above, it looks like a host of ONE Championship stars are set to play a part over the course of the 13-episode series, with “12 World Champions” featured on the show.
The candidates aren’t likely to include many figures we know, but it did get us thinking about how the show might look if we threw all of the world’s top MMA promoters and industry figures into one big show like this. Whose business acumen would shine through? Whose personality would dominate the negotiating table? Who’d make friends, and who’d lose them?
Check out the full promo for “The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition” above.
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Twelve ONE Championship stars set to feature in 'The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition'