Khabib Nurmagomedov was associated with an exit row disagreement on a flight that led to him being gotten rid of from the airplane.
On Sunday, a clip of Nurmagomedov having a difference with a flight attendant went viral. The video footage reveals Nurmagomedov being asked to alter seats, the fighter refusing, and the attendant informing him that a manager can be contacted us to escort him off the aircraft. Nurmagomedov then appears to leave of his own volition.
View a re-upload of the clip listed below, which was initially submitted to TikTok by user @viceplayer28, who at first called Alaska Airlines in the video. Nurmagomedov has actually considering that launched a declaration clarifying that it was Frontier Airlines and not Alaska Airlines that is the company in concern.
The difference seemed over Nurmagomedov's English-speaking abilities in concerns to his capability to help other travelers in an emergency situation, as he was seated beside among the fire escape.
“I understand the language,” Nurmagomedov informed the attendant. “I understand how to assist individuals.”
“It's not about the language,” the attendant responded.
Nurmagomedov then questioned the source of the problem and the discussion continued as follows:
Attendant: OK, so what we're going to do is we're either going to have you change your seat since my flight attendants are not permitting you to being in the exit row or you're going to need to leave this airplane … since they're not comfy with you being in the exit row.
Nurmagomedov: Who isn't comfy?
Attendant: My flight attendants.
Nurmagomedov: It's unfair.
Attendant: It is reasonable.
Nurmagomedov: It's unfair. You guys, when I signed in, they asked me, do I understand English? Yes, I stated.
Attendant: They stated yes, I comprehend that, however it's likewise off of their judgment. I'm not going to do this backward and forward. I will call a manager. You can either take a various seat or we can go on and escort you off the airplane.
Nurmagomedov: It's unfair.
Attendant: Which one are we doing?
Nurmagomedov made it clear he wished to stay in his seat, however ultimately left.
The previous UFC light-weight champ, who retired with a clean 29-0 record in 2020, is taking a trip in preparation for UFC 311. 2 of Nurmagomedov's colleagues, Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov, contend in title battles this Saturday in Los Angeles. Makhachev safeguards his light-weight champion versus Arman Tsarukyan in the primary occasion, and Umar Nurmagomedov challenges Merab Dvalishvili for bantamweight gold in the co-main occasion.
Update: MMA Fighting got a declaration from CAIR – Council on American-Islamic Relations about the event. It needs to be kept in mind that CAIR likewise misidentified Alaska Airlines as the company in concern.
We contact Alaska Airlines and the U.S. Department of Transportation to promptly and transparently examine this occurrence to figure out precisely what took place on this flight and why professional athlete and Muslim supporter Khabib Nurmagomedov was treated in this manner and whether spiritual or racial profiling contributed in his treatment,” CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad stated.
