Former UFC light-weight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was faraway from a Frontier Airways flight at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid Worldwide Airport following a dispute with airline employees over his seating in an exit row. A video of the incident, which has since gone viral on social media, exhibits the retired fighter defending his actions and questioning the airline’s choice.
Sharing his account on X, Nurmagomedov clarified, “Initially, I must make clear that it was @FlyFrontier, not AlaskaAir. Woman who involves me with questions was very impolite from the very starting, despite the fact that I communicate very respectable English and might perceive every thing and agreed to help, she nonetheless insists on eradicating me from my seat.”
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The problem arose when a flight attendant questioned Nurmagomedov’s capability to help passengers in an emergency, a regular requirement for these seated in exit rows. Regardless of his assurances and willingness to conform, the 36-year-old athlete mentioned he was handled unfairly.
“After I was in check-in, they requested me, do I do know English… and I mentioned sure. Then why you guys do that?” he’s heard saying in a video recorded by a fellow passenger. Within the footage, the flight attendant tells him, “I’m not going to do that backwards and forwards. I’ll go name a supervisor,” earlier than safety was known as.
Nurmagomedov later posted, “What was the bottom for that, racial, nationwide, or different one, I am undecided. However after 2 minutes of dialog, she known as safety, and I used to be deplaned from this plane. After 1.5 hours, I boarded one other airline and left to my vacation spot. I did my finest to remain calm and respectful as you possibly can see on the video. However these crew members may do higher subsequent time and simply be good with shoppers.”
Broadly considered one of many best fighters in UFC historical past with an undefeated 29-Zero file, Nurmagomedov was touring to California to assist his teammates at UFC 311. The occasion will characteristic title fights involving Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov, his proteges.
