UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov is talking out after being booted from a flight headed for Los Angeles.
On Saturday, ‘The Eagle’ was faraway from a airplane departing from Las Vegas to L.A. Nurmagomedov was touring to The Metropolis of Angeles to nook his cousin, Umar Nurmagomedov, who is about to problem Merab Dvalishvili for the UFC bantamweight title this weekend contained in the Intuit Dome.
Video of the incident rapidly went viral however provided little rationalization for why Nurmagomedov was requested to change seats earlier than being eliminated altogether.
It was later revealed that Nurmagomedov was sitting in an exit row and was requested if he might help with a possible evacuation. After all, English will not be the light-weight legend’s first language, however he clearly speaks it effectively sufficient to grasp what’s being requested of him. Nonetheless, that wasn’t ok for the flight attendant.
did discrimination play a task in khabib Nurmagomedov’s elimination from Flight to L.A.?
Nurmagomedov broke his silence on Sunday, suggesting that discrimination might have performed a task within the incident.
“Initially, I have to make clear that it was [Frontier Airlines], not Alaska Air,” Nurmagomedov wrote on X.
“Woman who involves me with questions was very impolite from the very starting, despite the fact that I converse very first rate English and might perceive the whole lot and agreed to help, she nonetheless insists on eradicating me from my seat. What was the bottom for that, racial, nationwide or different one, I’m unsure.
“However after 2 minutes of dialog, she known as safety and I used to be deplaned from this plane, after [an hour and a half] I boarded one other airline one and left to my vacation spot. I did my greatest to remain calm and respectful as you may see on the video. However these crew members might do higher subsequent time and simply be good with purchasers.”
Nurmagomedov ultimately made it to L.A. after hopping on one other flight just a few hours later.
