UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov deboarded from a Frontier flight after a disagreement over emergency seat rules. Learn what happened next.
The nearly two-minute video starts with Nurmagomedov in the middle of a conversation with the airline staff as he tells them that “he knows how to help people.”
The retired UFC fighter was involved in a seating dispute with Frontier Airlines staff and later escorted off the plane.
Incident, which unfolded at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport, has prompted heated discussions online.
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight at Las Vegas' Harry Reid International Airport following a dispute with airline staff regarding his seating.
Russian former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight after a seating dispute in Nevada, the United States. On Saturday, when the incident occurred, Frontier Airlines flight 4401 was preparing to take off from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.
UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a flight at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport following a seating dispute with airline staff. In a social media post, he raised concerns about possible racial discrimination,
Viral social media footage shows the champion fighter being asked to move from an exit row before being asked to exit the plane entirely
In clips that surfaced on Sunday, Nurmagomedov, 36, was seen debating with airline staff while sitting in the exit row on the plane headed to California. An unidentified airline employee was seen telling the Russia-born mixed martial artist he either had to switch seats or get off the plane.