Former MMA’er Josh Longood Restrains Man After He Allegedly Assaults Flight Attendant, Attempts To Open Emergency Exit
Josh Longood, a former MMA fighter, intervened on a Frontier Airlines flight when a passenger attempted to open an emergency exit and assaulted a flight attendant. Longood restrained the man for approximately 30 minutes until the plane made an emergency landing in Miami. He expressed relief that everyone was safe and attributed his ability to handle the situation to his training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
- ▪Josh Longood restrained a man who tried to open an emergency exit door on a Frontier Airlines flight.
- ▪The incident occurred while Longood was returning from his brother's bachelor party in Puerto Rico.
- ▪Longood managed to keep the passenger under control for about 30 minutes until the plane landed safely in Miami.
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| Publication time | Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:31:16 +0000 |
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Sports Former MMA’er Josh Longood Restrains Man After He Allegedly Assaults Flight Attendant, Attempts To Open Emergency Exit (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Andrew Powell Sports Reporter June 02, 2026 6:31 PM ET June 02, 2026 6:31 PM ET Andrew Powell Sports Reporter Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); A man named Josh Longood caught a flight to Chicago, and during so, he ended up getting physical by restraining a passenger after they tried opening an…
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