An incident occurred in the United States involving UFC fighter Arman Tsarukyan, who was removed from a flight after being engaged on his phone during the journey. The athlete was traveling to participate in the Real American Freestyle 8 tournament.

The information was reported on the X platform by journalist Adam Zubayraev, who also published a video from the aircraft cabin on a flight from Los Angeles to Philadelphia.

Tsarukyan was en route to compete in Philadelphia on the night of April 19, where his opponent in the tournament will be American Yuri Faber.