Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from fighting in 2020, but fans have still seen plenty of the undefeated legend on their TV screens in recent years. “The Eagle” has been ever-present for the careers of teammates Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov during their rises to the top of their divisions, and he’ll be in their corners this … Read more
Michael Chandler spent years chasing a potential fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov, but now he’s defending the former UFC lightweight champion after he was removed from a flight over a dispute about him sitting in an exit row. The controversy started after a video surfaced showing a flight attending arguing with Nurmagomedov over his ability to … Read more
Khabib Nurmagomedov has issued a statement regarding the viral footage that saw the UFC legend removed from an airplane after a verbal dispute with a flight attendant. In a clip that spread across social media Sunday, Nurmagomedov was seen exiting an airplane after an attendant asked him to change seats. The retired 36-year-old protested the … Read more
Khabib Nurmagomedov was involved in an exit row dispute on an Alaska Airlines flight that resulted in him being removed from the plane. On Sunday, a clip of Nurmagomedov having a disagreement with a flight attendant went viral. The footage shows Nurmagomedov being asked to change seats, the fighter refusing, and the attendant telling him … Read more
If Khabib Nurmagomedov is going to make it to Los Angeles to corner his fighters in the two title bouts at UFC 311, he’ll have to sort out a new way to get there after being kicked off a plane. Mobile phone footage shows Nurmagomedov getting into an argument with a flight attendant on a … Read more