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The US called on the airline to “quickly and transparently” investigate the reasons for removing Khabib Nurmagomedov from the flight

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The US called on the airline to “quickly and transparently” investigate the reasons for removing Khabib Nurmagomedov from the flight

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, called on Frontier Airlines to investigate the removal of Khabib Nurmagomedov from a flight from Las Vegas to Los Angeles after an incident with airline staff.

Nurmagomedov was removed from the Frontier Airlines flight. He was sitting at the emergency exit, and the flight attendant asked him if he was ready to provide assistance in the event of an emergency, as required by the instructions. After a short discussion, the conductor insisted that Nurmagomedov leave the chair.

“We call on Frontier Airlines to quickly and transparently investigate the actions of its crew to determine what happened on this flight and why athlete and Muslim advocate Khabib Nurmagomedov was treated in this way.”

Given how often incidents of racial and religious discrimination occur on airlines, especially against travelers who are visibly Muslim, Frontier Airlines should also publicly release the results of its investigation and take appropriate action to address any misconduct or errors on the part of its employees, it said. words from CAIR director Nihad Awada, press service of the organization.

Nurmagomedov announced his retirement in October 2020 after defeating American Justin Gaethje. The Russian won all 29 fights in mixed martial arts.

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Inoue reacted harshly to the question of who is the best boxer in the world

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Inoue reacted harshly to the question of who is the best boxer in the world

Absolute world champion in the second lightweight category Naoya Inoue After beating David, Picasso commented on his place in the pound-for-pound rankings.

Inoue said, “Yes Usyk came to watch my fight. But I should have done much better in the fight. So I won’t say anything about the P4P rankings, I will do much better next time.”

On Saturday, December 27, a large-scale Ring V boxing night was held at the Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). The main event of the show was the fight for the title of absolute world champion, where Japanese star Naoya Inoue and Mexican rival Alan David Picasso fought. The Japanese boxer managed to win a convincing victory – the fight went through all 12 rounds.

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INOUE: “I’m tired. I had to prepare very hard for these 4 matches in a year.”

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INOUE: “I’m tired. I had to prepare very hard for these 4 matches in a year.”

Japanese boxer after fight in Riyadh Naoya Inoue He shared his impressions of his victory over Mexican David Picasso (119–109, 120–108, 117–111):

“Honestly, I’m tired. The point wasn’t that I had four fights a year, it was that I had to prepare very hard for each of those four fights. When you’re in this process, you tolerate it because you only think about the fight, but now that it’s over, I see that I definitely gave it everything I had.”

“I don’t want to disrespect Picasso, but I wanted to show the difference between us a little more clearly and knock him out. I couldn’t meet the expectations and I couldn’t box the way I wanted. Nothing has been decided yet, but I would be happy to organize a fight that will excite the whole of Japan.”

Japanese Junto Nakatani He talked about his victory over Sebastian Hernandez (118-110, 115-113, 115-113):

“This fight was an experience for me. I moved up to this weight class to win a championship, so if I get that chance, I want to take it.”

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“With the best athletes in the world.” Nurmagomedov published a photo with Djokovic and Makhachev

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“With the best athletes in the world.” Nurmagomedov published a photo with Djokovic and Makhachev

Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov posted a photo on his social network page with Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic and UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev.

On Sunday, Nurmagomedov took part in the Globe Soccer Awards ceremony in Dubai. The Russian awarded Monaco midfielder Paul Pogba, who won the Comeback of the Year category. Djokovic was named athlete of the year.

“With the best athletes in the world,” Nurmagomedov signed the photo.

The Globe Soccer Awards were created by the European Club Association and the European Association of Football Agents.

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