UFC Fans Rip Wrong Airline Following Khabib Nurmagomedov Incident
It didn’t take long for fans to pile on through the official ‘X’ account of Alaska Airlines prior to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s statement revealing it was actually Frontier Airlines.
Disgraceful airline!
— Lover Of Dagestan ✨ 🍉 (@Lover_Of_Dagis) January 12, 2025
“Disgraceful airline!”
Respect and patience could’ve prevented it @AlaskaAir
Khabib handled it with pure class.
— Faizaan Unscripted (@FaizUnscripted) January 12, 2025
“Respect and patience could’ve prevented it @AlaskaAir. Khabib handled it with pure class.”
Why haven’t you guys issued a statement regarding the racist incident with a Muslim on board of a plane ?
Does @AlaskaAir condone racist behavior ? pic.twitter.com/2ZaWwVjAmo
— Hamza Karoumia (@HamzaKaroumia) January 12, 2025
“Why haven’t you guys issued a statement regarding the racist incident with a Muslim on board of a plane? Does @AlaskaAir condone racist behavior?”
Khabib a UFC champion being removed from the emergency exit seat
Not letting @TeamKhabib sit there cos you don’t think he speaks english well while having a fluent convo in english tf 😭
— SNEAKO (Parody) (@sneakooparody) January 12, 2025
“Khabib a UFC champion being removed from the emergency exit seat. Not letting @TeamKhabib sit there cos you don’t think he speaks english well while having a fluent convo in english tf.”
https://twitter.com/kamrank5/status/1878375167316918343
“Boycotting your Airline after the racial discrimination of Khabib Nurmagomedov.”
As it stands now, Frontier Airlines has not issued a statement regarding the incident. Nurmagomedov is scheduled to be in Islam Makhachev’s corner for his lightweight title defense against Arman Tsarukyan. The title fight will headline UFC 311, which is planned for the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA on January 18th.
BJPenn.com will keep you posted with updates on the Frontier Airlines flight incident.
NOTE: This story was updated to include Khabib Nurmagomedov’s statement.
