Arman Tsarukyan reacts to American Airlines removal, upgrades himself to private jet
Arman Tsarukyan will be in Philadelphia for RAF 08 this Saturday (Apr. 18, 2026), despite American Airlines’ best efforts to stop him. Video on Thursday evening captured a surprisingly chill Tsarukyan and two friends being escorted off a plane headed for Philadelphia.
The reason given at this time? “Simply because someone on the team was on their phone while the plane was taking off,” reporter Adam Zubayraev wrote. “And the second person opened up a table.
Because of this, Arman and two of his friends were kicked off the flight headed to the RAF tournament. ” Arman going Private. pic.
twitter. com/DDIa1ClTQ0 — Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) April 17, 2026 Arman Tsarukyan fully relaxed, sleeping through the private jet ride https://t.
co/5FhV0e1wDc pic. twitter. com/wtficG2ATG — Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) April 17, 2026 That seems like a crazy overreaction from American Airlines, but this wouldn’t be the first time an airline has turfed a top UFC fighter for very little.