Khabib Nurmagomedov's coach calls for charitable donation from airlines that "racially profiled" 'The Eagle': "They should be held accountable"

Khabib Nurmagomedov's coach, Javier Mendez, has demanded a charitable donation be made from the airline that recently forced 'The Eagle' off of a plane.

Nurmagomedov recently made headlines when a video of him being escorted off a Frontier Airlines flight went viral. The former UFC champion was sitting in the emergency exit row of the plane but was asked to switch seats by the crew. Despite the 36-year-old being initially cleared to sit there and being fluent in English, the staff expressed discomfort, later calling security to have Nurmagomedov removed from the flight.

Following the incident, Khabib Nurmagomedov took to social media to explain his side of the story, stating that he believes the staff were rude from the beginning, leaving him to question whether or not the crew's actions had racial or xenophobic bias.

Watch the incident here:

Javier Mendez weighed in on the incident during a recent interview with Submission Radio. Mendez called for a charitable donation by the airline as he is certain that Nurmagomedov was racially profiled. He said:

"They racially profiled him [Khabib]. One million percent. There's no way you can look at that video [and think differently]...I looked at the video and said 'Ahh, this is what they're doing, they racially profiled him because he's wearing a hoodie'. You know why he's wearing a hoodie? Because he's a super-famous athlete and didn't want to be recognized...They [Frontier Airlines] should be held accountable and I feel they should donate money to the victims of the Los Angeles fires."

Check out Javier Mendez' comments below (1:50):

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Islam Makhachev explains why team Khabib Nurmagomedov is the "best in the world" ahead of UFC 311 clash

Ahead of his title defense against Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 311, Islam Makhachev recently praised the training team assembled by his coach and mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov.

According to Makhachev, the team experience is unlike any other in the world, as every fighter is there to help, learn and improve instead of just bettering themselves in order to earn a paycheck in the cage. Speaking in a recent interview with SHAK MMA, Makhachev said:

"We have best team in the world. That's why we have a lot of top guys. We have a lot of high-level fighters. We have best team, best coaches, and important thing, they all wish each other the best, you know? We are here to help each other. We have more than 20 people here, and everybody come to help, not for money, not for nothing, just help our brother, to our friends to be champions."

Check out Islam Makhachev's comments on team Khabib Nurmagomedov below (7:59):