It didn't take long for Colby Covington to speak out about Khabib Nurmagomedov's viral takedown during a flight en route to UFC 311.
Khabib Nurmagomedov kicked off what will be a busy week for him and his fighters with an unusual incident on the way to UFC 311. In now-viral footage, Nurmagomedov was removed by Alaska Airlines flight attendants in Las Vegas due to a misunderstanding about his seat. in the exit row of the aircraft.
After a heated back-and-forth between Nurmagomedov and several flight attendants, Nurmagomedov was removed from the plane and it is uncertain whether he returned to a different seat or was rebooked on another flight. Nurmagomedov will corner his cousin Umar and UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev this Saturday at UFC 311 in Los Angeles.
In the meantime, Nurmagomedov has been the center of controversy over his travels for UFC 311. UFC welterweight Colby Covington, who has repeatedly teased a future clash with Makhachev and other Team Khabib members, didn't take long to mock the UFC Hall of Famer . .
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Colby Covington trolls Khabib Nurmagomedov after takedown
In a recent tweet, Covington mocked Nurmagomedov's removal from the Alaska Airlines flight.
“Bratha, why are you flying the bus and the Alaska Airlines Bratha!?” Covington tweeted.
At the time of writing, neither Nurmagomedov nor his team have publicly discussed the incident. Nurmagomedov is still expected to be in Los Angeles for UFC 311 later this week unless the card is rescheduled at the last second due to the wildfires in California.
Covington is plotting his return to the Octagon in 2025 after a doctor loss to Joaquin Buckley at UFC Tampa last month. He has lost three of his last four fights and is 0-3 in straight-line UFC welterweight title fights.
Khabib Nurmagomedov's UFC 311 week got off to a bizarre start
Nurmagomedov has transitioned into coaching after retiring from fighting in 2020. Since vacating the UFC lightweight title after UFC 254, he has coached top fighters to the top of the sport, including Makhachev and his cousins Usman and Umar.
UFC 311 will be an extremely busy night for Nurmagomedov and his protégés. Makhachev will defend the UFC lightweight title in the main event in a rematch with Arman Tsarukyan, while Khabib's cousin Umar challenges for the bantamweight championship in the co-main against Merab Dvalishvili.
Covington doesn't pull any punches when it comes to trolling his fighting peers, even if he's a UFC Hall of Famer like Nurmagomedov. In either case, Covington remains one of the most polarizing fighters on the UFC roster.
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