Renowned Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) veteran Oleg Taktarov commented on the fact that UFC Hall of Fame member and compatriot Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a flight in the United States.
“An event that broke all [popularity] records recently occurred. At least, it is talked about more than the California fires. My colleague, a former colleague, was removed from the plane. I want to support him. I have no feelings for him, we do not maintain any relations, but in this case… I just know what happened. In America, if you have a beard, you are already a terrorist, that’s for sure. I myself was subjected to this, even though I was beardless. True, on Canadian airlines.
He behaved absolutely normally. The flight attendant expected him to smile at her and say something like: “I know how to behave in an unforeseen situation.” He said it his way, and she expected hers. Who the hell knows where this girl is from. Most likely, from some small village or provincial town. So, in principle, she also needs to be understood. Nothing like that happened. He calmly got up and left.
And the fact that Covington says that it’s a shame to fly with your team in economy class… I fly economy class. I don’t think that, especially on short flights, you need to spend several thousand dollars just to have your ass in a softer seat. When it’s a long flight… If you’re flying and you have to fight, it would be good to sleep there, of course, I understand that. But if it’s a short flight — what difference does it make? If someone’s ass is so big that it doesn’t fit, then maybe it makes sense to buy business class,” Taktarov said in a video he posted on his social media page.
