Ritu Phogat Shares Her Experience of Taking Part in the Apprentice One Championship Edition

Ritu “The Indian Tigress” Phogat remains a student of life. She continues to hone her mixed martial arts craft even as an accomplished wrestler. The 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship gold medalist maintains the grind to become the first Indian female MMA world champion. 

But aside from absorbing all the wisdom, she acquired at Evolve MMA, ONE Championship’s #4-ranked atom weight contender is also gaining valuable insights outside the sport.

The Apprentice One Championship Edition helped Ritu Phogat to expand her horizon

That’s why she will forever cherish the lessons she learned during her appearance on “The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition.” She was invited onto the award-winning program to introduce grappling to the participants from around the world vying for the US$250,000 job offer to become ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong’s protégé and Chief of Staff. 

“To be invited as a guest to a huge show like ‘The Apprentice’ made me really happy. It was completely a new experience for me, and I am glad to have been a part of ‘The Apprentice,’” Phogat expressed. 

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However, the teacher also became the student after realizing parallels between MMA and business. 

“I learned from the show that to run a successful business, it is important to be physically and mentally healthy.” 

Apart from the physical competitions that she became part of, there are other experiences that the daughter of wrestling legend Mahavir Singh Phogat will never forget during the production stage. 

“I got to meet Brandon Vera. He has been a champion for a very long time, and he is a great person. I also got to meet Angela Lee for the first time, which felt really good,” the fighting pride of Balali shared. 

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Beyond being a guest in the most challenging version of “The Apprentice,” Phogat’s pursuit of knowledge made her a fan of the reality television show. 

“I have watched all episodes of the show. They have focused on the fact that it is important to be fit to be in a business. I had never seen anything like this before, so I have enjoyed the whole show,” the grappling expert with a 7-2 MMA record at ONE revealed. 

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Phogat enjoyed her time on the show so much that she wouldn’t hesitate in being a part of a second season. 

 “Who wouldn’t want to be a part of such a great reality show? So yeah, if I am invited as a guest in the second season, I will be glad to be a part of it,” she responded. 

Watch Phogat and other mixed martial arts icons appear at “The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition.” All episodes of the Refinery Media-produced program are available on-demand at Netflix.