Martial arts celebrity Tex Johnson explodes with fury on Southwest jet then moans he's being 'treated like a black person'
Johnson, 33, a professional Brazilian Jui Jitsu fighter, was booted off the flight after screaming at crewmembers and passengers in a furious outburst.
It is unclear what triggered the episode, with footage shared by one witness beginning with Johnson being confronted by several people on board all yelling 'off' at him.
'I have to get my bag,' Johnson replied, and after he was handed his luggage, he turned to a man and saying: 'You're a loser.'
'You started this,' he continued.
Fellow passengers all cheered 'bye' as Johnson grabbed his bag and walked to the front of the plane, applauding as he began to disembark.
But as the fighter made his way to the door, Johnson turned and began screaming in the face of two female flight attendants, repeating: 'Abuse! Abuse!'
It is unclear if Southwest Airlines have taken any action over the shocking incident, and Daily Mail has contacted the airline for comment.
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After Johnson screamed in the flight attendants faces as he was kicked off the plane, it appears that the unruly passenger continued his altercation in the jet bridge.
One of the female flight attendants at the door could be seen yelling: 'Don't touch her! Don't touch her!'
The altercation on the bridge continued for over a minute as Johnson, out of sight of the camera on board, could be heard howling outside.
In his rant, Johnson could be heard saying, 'Call a lawyer' and telling a passenger 'You're a f***ing piece of s***.'
In separate footage taken by a witness inside the airport terminal, Johnson was seen restrained to a stretcher and being escorted by police officers.
It is not clear why Johnson was on a stretcher, with the witness who filmed his second outburst commenting that he was 'tweaking out.'
As he was wheeled in the stretcher, Johnson yelled: 'This is bulls***... bulls***.'
'I am being treated like a black person right now,' he added.
Johnson took to social media after footage of the plane outburst went viral, sharing footage of his rant along with dozens of stories of motivational quotes.
He also shared an image of himself enjoying an ice cream, seeming to show that he was not taken into custody after the rant.
In another Instagram story on Wednesday, he shared an image of his hand tattoo and captioned it: 'That's the motto - Nobody moves nobody gets hurt.'
Johnson is an International Brazilian jiu-jitsu Federation (IBJJF) 3x Pan American No-Gi Champion, but owns a mixed record as a professional fighter.
He has 84 wins across his career, offset by 67 losses.
According to BJJ Heroes, a fighting outlet for Brazilian jiu-jitsu, he is known for his 'aggressive and submission-oriented style', and he has 'submitted some of the sport's biggest stars.'
Johnson has faced several controversies in his fighting career, including being kicked out of his training camp in North Carolina in 2018.
When asked why he was booted from his training camp by trainer Lucas Lepri, he told BJJ Heroes that he was caught teaching at another gym, and said Lepri also had issues with him being 'too aggressive.'
In 2019, he also pulled out of a high-profile fight when he entered rehab.
Johnson did not say what he went to rehab for, and said at the time that he pulled out of the Fight 2 Win 108 event to refocus.
'I will be spending time with my wife and getting my mind better for a return to competition. Thank you everyone for all the amazing support,' he wrote on Instagram.
In 2021, he also sued fighter Orlando Sanchez after suffering a severe spinal cord injury.
According to a press release at the time from his attorneys, they said it was sustained against Sanchez, a fighter with a 'reputation for fighting dirty.'
He alleged that Sanchez illegally slammed him into the mat when he placed him in a submission hold, suffering 'permanent' injuries to his spine.
The status of the lawsuit is unclear, however Johnson has not had a professional fight since.
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