Chael Sonnen rendered Arnold Schwarzenegger furious during a clash on The New Celebrity Apprentice.
Throughout his mixed martial arts career, the legend has proven himself as one of the most entertaining athletes of all time.
Sonnen once wrote an amusing letter to Anderson Silva ahead of their rematch, and his vicious war of words with Tito Ortiz was nothing short of tremendous viewing.
However, on occasion, his actions have landed him in hot water, with the star of ‘The Terminator’ less than impressed with how the fighter acted during one of his tasks.
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During an episode of The New Celebrity Apprentice, Chael Sonnen’s team were running out of time. Consequently, the grappler decided to play fast and loose with the rules.
And it left Arnold Schwarzenegger furious.
In the boardroom during the NBC show, Sonnen explained what he’d done.
He said: “Governor, this was not cheating; this was a great move, I’m very glad that we did this.
“Here’s how the rules read: you have to finish at 7:45. At 7:43, we were not done. You get one exception, which is technical difficulties.
“With a little creativity and some scissors, I gave us a technical difficulty. I quickly unplugged it (the computer), I told the producer, ‘We need more time’, he said, ‘I’ll give you ten minutes’.
“At nine minutes and 54 seconds used, we finally hit save, and we were done. This is a game; this was in the rules. I had to get a little creative here, but aside from that, I was very upfront about it. I didn’t cheat by any means; there were no laws broken.
“It was a 30-cent cord vs a $50,000 task. I needed to replace the cord; we had the budget to do it, and I offered to do so.”
Enraged, Schwarzenegger quickly put Sonnen on blast, raging: “Chael, I know that you think this is a gray area, but in my world, this is not a gray area.
“I will not tolerate cheaters in my boardroom; you’re fired.”
Dana White reacted furiously to Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva after iconic brawl
Schwarzenegger isn’t the only businessman Sonnen has left raging.
He’s also annoyed the President of the UFC.
After discovering what had happened, Dana White was furious with Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva for their brawl on TUF.