Russian UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov was escorted from a plane jetting from Las Vegas to Los Angeles on Saturday after an argument broke out between the star and a flight attendant
UFC icon Khabib Nurmagomedov was escorted off a plane after an argument with a flight attendant.
The undefeated MMA icon, 36, had been heading from Las Vegas to Las Angeles on Saturday (January 11) when he got into an altercation with the airline employee.
Reports suggest the conflict started when Khabib was asked to move from his seat by the emergency exit. Eyewitnesses at the scene claim that the argument started out of confusion between the member of staff and Khabib.
It’s claimed that Khabib was asked, as is protocol, if he could help other passengers in case of an emergency. However, tensions escalated after the Russian MMA star was left confused by the question.
Khabib was heard telling the flight attendant he wished to remain in his seat while the employee requested he moved if he couldn’t help his fellow passengers.
“We cannot allow you to sit in the exit row, or you’re going to have to get off this plane,” the flight attendant tells Khabib in the video. The Russian was then escorted off the plane and he can be heard saying that his treatment was “unfair”.
Khabib adds: “When I was in check-in, they asked me do I know English… and I say yes. Then why you guys do this?”
Khabib was believed to have been on his way to watch UFC 311 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Khabib’s friend, Islam Makhachev, was attempting his fourth defence of his title against contender Arman Tsarukyan.
The co-main event will see Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov – Khabib’s cousin – battle for the Bantamweight title. While Jiří Procházka and Jamahal Hill clash in the Light Heavyweight division.