Video: UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov kicked off flight in ‘racial profiling’ incident

Cabin crew ‘not comfortable’ with fighting champion sitting in the emergency exit row

UFC fighting champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who holds the record for the longest tenure as champion in his his weight class’s history, has been made to get off a US flight because the flight attendants didn’t like him sitting in the emergency exit row.

Nurmagomedov, a vocal supporter of Palestinians against Israel’s genocide, and his associates were seated on board the flight waiting for take-off when a senior member of the cabin crew came and gave him a choice between changing seats of getting off the plane, in what critics believe is a clear case of racial profiling:

Nurmagomedov is well known for his support for Palestinians and his opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, posting regularly on his social media about the issue and giving interviews before and after fights:

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