Arman Tsarukyan Removed from Airplane

MMA fighter Arman Tsarukyan was removed from the airplane heading to Philadelphia, where he was set to participate in the Real American Freestyle (RAF) competition. Journalist Adam Zubayraev announced on the X social media platform that the athlete was taken off an internal flight within the United States.

The RAF 8 competition is scheduled for the night of April 19, Moscow time, in Philadelphia, where Tsarukyan's opponent will be American Yuraya Faber. According to Zubayraev, the reason for Tsarukyan and his two friends being removed from the American Airlines flight was their use of a mobile phone during the flight. The journalist characterized the incident as "madness."