Alaska Airlines faces heat after UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov gets removed from flight: ‘Shame on you’

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Alaska Airlines faces heat after UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov gets removed from flight: ‘Shame on you’

Alaska Airlines is getting called out on social media after a clip surfaced showing a famous UFC fighter get into a dispute on-board until he was escorted off his flight. The video shows Russian hall of fame athlete

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debating airline staff in the U.S. while he was sitting in the exit row on the plane.

The video of the incident, which

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at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday, shows an employee telling the 36-year-old mixed martial artist he either has to switch seats or get off the plane. “They’re not comfortable with you sitting in the exit row,” the worker added.

“It’s not fair,” said Nurmgomedov, who was

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, to which the worker replied, “It is fair. Yes, it is.”

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Nurmgomedov explained that when he was checking in for the flight, he was asked he if knew English, to which he said he did. The airline worker responded, “I understand that, but it’s also off of their judgement. I’m not going to do this back-and-forth. I will call a supervisor.”

The employee reiterated the athlete could either take a different seat on the plane, or staff could “go ahead and *******” him off the flight. She asked “which one are we doing?” and then replied to Nurmgomedov saying they were going to have to rebook him on a different flight.

Across social media, people have been calling out Alaska Airlines asking why they had him removed from the plane. Many called for others to boycott the airline, and some claimed the staff were profiling Nurmgomedov, who is *******.

“Why did you remove Khabib from your plane? His fans need to know! I hope he sues you,” an

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user

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on the airline’s most recent post.

“Are you aware of who Khabib is? His legacy surpasses that of the entire airline,” another

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“Shame on you, Alaska Airline. We all boycotting them,” a TikTok user

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.

“What is the reason!? Because they don’t feel comfortable he’s sitting by a window?” another

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.

Neither Nurmgomedov or Alaska Airlines have yet commented on the situation.

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