Since hanging up his gloves in October 2020, Khabib Nurmagomedov has frequently faced questions related to a possible end to his retirement and an eventual resumption of his career. However, four years after the decisive decision, the response of the former UFC lightweight champion remains the same. Undefeated in professional MMA with a 29-0 record, ‘The Eagle’ ruled out any possibility of competing again in the most famous octagon in the world. Instead, his new mission is to create good citizens through sports by being a coach. But how long does he plan to do this gig now?

In Nurmagomedov’s opinion, fans won’t miss him in action anytime soon if he works well behind the scenes. The Russian has helped produce some brilliant fighters and champions for MMA, whether in the UFC or outside of it, like Islam Makhachev, Umar Nurmagomedov, and Usman Nurmagomedov. It seems like this batch of fighters would display the teachings of Nurmagomedov and continue his legacy.

In a recent interview with ESPNMMA, ‘The Eagle’ said that when his current batch of proteges retire, he too will give up on coaching. He said, “When these guys finish, I’m gonna finish. I hope it’s gonna be very fast ’cause I’m tired of all this. We on top of this game, like, eight years, seven years since I’ve become champion. You can even watch the team record. We almost don’t lose, and I talk about 25 professional fighters. We fight; we almost don’t lose everybody we fight around the world, everywhere.”

Nurmagomedov further added, “All these guys, they was with me, they was with my father from the beginning. When they finish, a couple guys with me already finished. There is like, six, seven, eight on a very high level. They’re still there. When they finish, I’m gonna finish.”

Well, it looks like the former UFC champion is done with the fight game and is now looking forward to a life of relaxation. However, for an immigrant, even day-to-day living remains a tough task. Why do we say so? Well, it’s evident from the recent incident that took place with ‘The Eagle’ in an airplane.

Khabib Nurmagomedov kicked off a flight

Khabib Nurmagomedov went through an unpleasant and uncomfortable time during a recent flight. The historic former UFC Lightweight champion boarded a FlyFrontier airliner. Before the aircraft took off, a stewardess approached the Dagestani to ask him to change seats. He refused, and after being threatened with being kicked out, he decided to strike out on his own without making any fuss. Another flight traveler captured the video, which soon went viral on the internet.

Taking to his X account, the former UFC fighter shared his end of the story: “First of all, I need to clarify that it was @FlyFrontier not AlaskaAir. Lady who comes to me with questions was very rude from the very beginning, even though I speak very decent English and can understand everything and agreed to assist, she still insists on removing me from my seat. What was the base for that, racial, national or other one, I’m not sure.” He further revealed that after just two minutes of their conversation, the security was called by the stewardess, and Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from the aircraft.

It is worth noting that Nurmagomedov is expected to arrive in Los Angeles this week to be in the corners of Islam Makhachev and Usman Nurmagomedov during their title fights at UFC 311. So, after an hour and a half, he finally boarded another airline to reach his destination. The situation has made Frontier Airlines receive massive backlash from fans, while ‘The Eagle’ earned praises for his calmness during the situation. What do you think? Who was at fault there? Let us know in the comments.