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UFC fans are bashing Frontier Airlines after the recent dispute between UFC champion and Russian star Khabib Nurmagomedov and the lady on the plane. The flight was going from Las Vegas to San Fransisco when the dispute happened between the two.
UFC star was sitting next to an emergency seat. The airplane staff on Frontier Airlines requested the UFC Legend to change his seat. The dispute started when the lady confronted him, asking the star to move to another seat. It is reported that some people felt uncomfortable with him sitting near them.
That was the reason the dispute started. However, according to the reports, Frontier Airlines gave Khabib two options: exit the plane or change the seat. Khabib was not ready to change the seat. That’s why he was forced to leave the aircraft.
1. Khabib’s Response to the Dispute
UFC star Khabib moved to Instagram to express his frustration over the incident. He hinted that he was kicked out of the plane due to ethnicity issues.
“First, I need to clarify that it was flyfrontier, not AlaskaAir. The lady who comes to me with questions was very rude from the very beginning. What was the base for that, racial, national or other one, I’m not sure.”
He also said that he tried to remain calm throughout the scene with the lady. But the lady was very rude with him from the start.
“I did my best to stay calm and respectful as you can see on the video. But those crew members could do better next time and just be nice with clients.”
He also said that the lady was having issues due to the star not speaking very good English. He said he was very good at English and ready to assist.
“I speak very decent English and can understand everything and agreed to assist, but she still insists on removing me from my seat.”
She called the airline security, which kicked the star out of the plane.
“But after 2 minutes of conversation, she called security and I was deplaned from this aircraft. After 1,5 hours, I boarded another airline one and left for my destination.”
After the video went viral on social media, UFC fans started bashing the airline's staff and the lady who started the dispute. The MMA community was all in support of the UFC legend.
2. Michael Chandler in Support of the Khabib
UFC star received support from many notable personalities after the incident. American MMA star Michael Chandler tweeted in support of the UFC Legend;
“Can you imagine an emergency happens on your plane and you would prefer a “perfect” speaking human instead of one of the greatest athletes of all time because you’re uncomfortable” with his ability to speak English (which is very good, btw) – this is bizarre. Not only was he the most physically capable human being on the plane, but I’m pretty sure the ONLY qualification for sitting in the exit row was being able to say yes."
Moreover, he said that;
"If you’re going to kick our GOAT off the plane for a little accent, please start making passengers do a physical and mental fitness aptitude test before you let them sit in the exit row after uttering a one-word, one-syllable ‘yes.’ Because I’ve seen some slugs in the exit row on flights. @TeamKhabib.”
3. Frontier Airlines’ Response to the Dispute
When the matter became viral, the frontier airlines also clarified the issue. They said that the UFC legend made several requests to change his seat, but he did not give any response. They also noted that the viral video did not capture that moment. After several requests were declined due to the UFC star’s unresponsiveness, the decision was made to kick the star out of the plane. UFC fans are still bashing airlines for bad behavior with the UFC star.
4. How Fans Are Reacting to the Dispute Over the Social Media?
Fans are all in support of the UFC legend Khabib. Some are saying to boycott the Frontier Airlines.
“Boycott organization.”
“That’s really bad.”
“I actually can’t imagine someone I’d want more to be in charge of throwing a door open and helping in emergency than. @teamkhabib.”
“He could have threw everyone off the plane and flew it himself if he wanted.”
“Sometime things happen to the people maybe negative, but khabib always come and talk because his mannerism, his class, his respect for others, real man.”
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