Khabib Removed From Plane Over Seat Dispute – ‘Very Rude, She Called Security’

January 13, 2025
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Khabib Removed From Plane Over Seat Dispute - 'Very Rude, She Called Security'

Khabib Nurmagomedov was taken off a plane following a disagreement over an exit row seat. 

Reports indicate the incident took place on a Fly Frontier flight. The clip shows Nurmagomedov in talks with a flight attendant. Khabib is asked to change seats. But he responds by saying he will not do so. The attendant responds that a supervisor will be called to take him off the plane. Nurmagomedov then responds by walking off the plane. The dispute appeared to be over whether Khabib understood what to do in case an emergency happened on the plane. The former UFC Lightweight Champion was sitting in one of the emergency exits. The following dialogue shows that the pair did not see eye to eye on many things. 

Khabib’s Incident

Khabib: “I know the language. I know how to help people.”

Attendant: “It’s not about the language,”

Attendant: “OK, so what we’re going to do is we’re either going to have you switch your seat because my flight attendants are not allowing you to sit in the exit row or you’re going to have to get off this plane … because they’re not comfortable with you sitting in the exit row.”

Khabib: “Who isn’t comfortable?”

Attendant: “My flight attendants.”

Nurmagomedov: “It’s not fair.”

Attendant: “It is fair.”

Nurmagomedov: “It’s not fair. You guys, when I checked in, they asked me, do I know English? Yes, I said.”

Attendant: “They said yes, I understand that, but it’s also off of their judgment. I’m not going to do this back and forth. I will call a supervisor. You can either take a different seat or we can go ahead and escort you off the plane.”

Nurmagomedov: “It’s not fair.”

Attendant: “Which one are we doing?”

Khabib’s Reputation

Khabib will no doubt want to put the incident behind him immediately. He was recently involved in a situation where reports stressed he owed the Russian government unpaid taxes. While that situation has been resolved, Khabib will want to avoid staying out of the headlines. He built a huge reputation for keeping himself out of controversy, with a remarkable 29-0 record. Although he was involved in a brawl after his Conor McGregor win, Khabib’s win still overshadowed the post-fight antics. The plane incident will serve as a reminder for Khabib and his team moving forward regarding actual seating.

Khabib will eventually make his way to Inglewood for UFC 311, where Islam Makhachev will take on Arman Tsarukyan. Khabib will be in Islam’s corner as he defends his lightweight belt. This is a rematch of their 2019 clash which Islam won. Islam enters the fight with a fifth-round submission win over Dustin Poirier. The flight incident may give Nurmagomedov more reason to push Islam, given the controversy it has generated in the build-up. McGregor usually reacts to Khabib’s actions but has not said anything. But in the meantime, Khabib has issued his own statement.

Khabib Unhappy

“First of all, I need to clarify that it was @FlyFrontier not AlaskaAir. Lady who comes to me with questions was very rude from the very beginning, even though I speak very decent English and can understand everything and agreed to assist, she still insists on removing me from my seat. What was the base for that, racial, national or other one, I’m not sure.

“But after 2 minutes of conversation, she called security and I was deplaned from this aircraft, after 1,5 hour I boarded another airline one and left to my destination. I did my best to stay calm and respecttul as you can see on the video. But those crew members could do better next time and just be nice with clients,” Khabib stated

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