Sage Northcutt, Chatri Sityodtong, Cosmo Alexandre (© ONE Championship)

“Super” Sage Northcutt, 24, of Katy, Texas, United States is one of the ONE Championship athletes who will join the cast of “The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition” as special guest stars. The Singapore-based martial arts promotion confirmed this on August 13, 2020.

On the same day, ONE Championship confirmed that Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, 33, Ritu “The Indian Tigress” Phogat, 25, Brandon “The Truth” Vera, 42, “Unstopabble” Angela Lee, 23, and “The Panda” Xiong Jing Nan, 31, are also joining the upcoming reality show. They are fighting out of the U.S., India, the Philippines, Singapore and China, respectively.

Vera, Lee and Xiong are the respective reigning champions of ONE Championship’s heavyweight, women’s atomweight and women’s strawweight divisions. Johnson is the inaugural ONE Flyweight Grand Prix Champion while Phogat is an Indian wrestling champion competing in ONE Championship’s women’s atomweight division.

“I am excited to announce the ONE Championship athletes and world champions ready to join me on ‘The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition’ as special guest stars,” ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong stated. “Our athletes at ONE Championship are the backbone of our organization. They are real-life, modern day heroes who inspire the world with their incredible stories.”

“Their discipline and wisdom will inspire and mentor our contestants,”Chatri continued. “It is my honor to star alongside these amazing human beings on the show.”

One athlete is expected to guest star per episode of “The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition,” which will be filmed in Singapore. The fighter will participate in physical challenges that will test athletic ability and cardio endurance.

“I’m so excited to be on ‘The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition,'” Northcutt said. “While martial arts is a lot different from the business world, I’m sure there are also many similarities. I’m excited to appear on the show and learn from Mr. Chatri, a martial artist and an entrepreneur.”

“I’m also looking forward to participating in the physical challenges,” Northcutt continued. “I’m super competitive and as always, I’m going to give it my all. I’m thrilled to be able to help bring the world of martial arts and business together.”

“The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition” will invite 16 contestants handpicked from around the world to compete in a high-stakes game of business and physical challenges. The winner will receive a US$250,000 job offer to work directly under Chatri for a year as his protege in Singapore.

It was also in Singapore where Northcutt made his ONE Championship debut. He lost to Cosmo “Good Boy” Alexandre, 37, of Brazil at “ONE: Enter the Dragon” on for May 17, 2019.