Fighter Nurmagomedov called the incident on board the plane in the U.S. a provocation

Former UFC champion Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov said that he was asked to leave the plane in the United States. This was reported by the athlete on January 12 in the social network Instagram (owned by Meta, recognized as extremist and banned in Russia).

"The woman who approached me with questions was very rude from the beginning, even though I speak decent English and understand everything, she still insisted on taking me off my seat. What was her reason for this, racial, national or something else, I can not say for sure," - said Nurmagomedov.

According to him, the flight attendant called security after a short conversation and the athlete was removed from the plane. Nurmagomedov reports that an hour and a half later he left for his destination on another flight.

"I did my best to keep calm and not to give in to provocation. I think people need to be kinder," he pointed out.

Earlier in the day, Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov was asked to leave the plane in the United States after he had a dispute with a flight attendant. It is noted that in social networks spread a video, from which it follows that in the cabin Nurmagomedov took a seat near the emergency exit. The stewardess clarified from the famous passenger whether he would be able to help others if there is an emergency situation.

Before that, on January 10, in the United States, a Delta airline plane with more than 200 passengers on board was evacuated on a snow-covered runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, after an engine problem led to a canceled takeoff. Four people were injured due to the emergency, CNN reported.