Islam Makhachev shared a bit of a laugh about Khabib Nurmagomedov’s recent airline-related kerfuffle and also got in a bit of a barb toward Daniel Cormier in the process. This transpired during a sit-down interview with Cormier as the former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion spoke to Makhachev ahead of what could be a record-setting fourth lightweight title defense.
Looking to cement his place in the history books, Makhachev will have to defeat Arman Tsarukyan for a second time in the UFC 311 headliner this Saturday.
To summarize the Nurmagomedov airline situation, he was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight as he sat in the exit row. The former UFC lightweight champion claimed in a post on X that the airline worker speaking to him was quite rude from the start and insisted that he leaves the seat despite wanting to be of assistance.
When DC asked why they kicked Nurmagomedov out of his airplane seat, Makhachev said:
“Brother, I understand if they kick you out from this emergency exit because you’re so big maybe… You’re a little bit big now. You cannot move too much.”
Check out Islam Makhachev’s comments on the Khabib Nurmagomedov airplane situation below(5:26):