Mike Tyson has been all the talk this week after repeatedly punching a fellow passenger on a JetBlue flight. The incident got caught on camera after a passenger, who turned out to be a career criminal, kept harassing him.
The video sparked quite the commotion within the combat sports world.
UFC president Dana White took to Twitter and gave some very sane advice for anybody that finds themself on a flight with Tyson.
According to Tyson’s representatives:
“Unfortunately, Mr. Tyson had an incident on a flight with an aggressive passenger who began harassing him and threw a water bottle at him while he was in his seat,” the statement read.
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The police also issued a comment.
“On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at approximately 10:06 p.m., San Francisco Police officers assigned to the SFPD Airport Bureau were dispatched to a physical altercation on board an airplane located at the Domestic Terminal of the San Francisco International Airport,” the San Francisco Police Department said in a statement. “Officers arrived and detained two subjects that were believed to be involved in the incident. One subject was treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries. That subject provided minimal details of the incident and refused to cooperate further with the police investigation. Both subjects were released … pending further investigation.
“The SFPD is aware of a video that possibly captured the incident, which surfaced following the initial investigation. That video has been forwarded to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.”
