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Khabib Nurmagomedov was kicked off a flight over the weekend after a seating dispute with airline staff.
The incident, which took place on a flight departing from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday, was captured on video and posted on social media. In the video, you hear a flight attendant asking Nurmagomedov, who is sitting in the emergency exit row, if he was willing and able to assist other passengers in the event of an emergency.
The flight attendant says, “We can’t allow you to sit in the exit row … I’m not going to do it back and forth. I’m going to call a supervisor. You can either take a different seat or we can go forward. Can escort. You get off the plane.”
Nurmagomedov appears visibly frustrated with the situation and replies, “It’s not fair” while he fully complies with the flight crew during the investigation process. He tells the flight attendant, “When I was checking in, they asked me if I spoke English… and I said yes. Then why do you guys do this?”
Despite the UFC legend’s pushback, a supervisor was brought on board and Nurmagomedov was reportedly given the option to switch seats or take another flight. When no resolution was reached, Nurmagomedov was removed from the plane.
We’ve reached out to Nurmagomedov … so far, no word back.
