Former Russian mixed martial arts star Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight following a dispute with crew. The UFC lightweight champion, who retired with a perfect 29-0 record, wrote in an X post on Monday that he resorted to flying with another airline after being deplaned. In a video widely circulated online, Nurmagomedov is seen sitting in the cabin's emergency exit row and talking to a crew member.
In the video circulated online, the staff member can be heard saying that the crew's request is 'not about the language' after Nurmagomedov says he speaks English. 'It's not fair,' Nurmagomedov said, per the video, before choosing to be escorted off the plane. Initial reports suggested that the incident took place on an Alaska Airlines flight, but Nurmagomedov later clarified on X that it occurred on a Frontier plane.
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