Following on from a heated exchange with airplane staff on a flight bound for Los Angeles, UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has broken his silence after a clip of the incident went viral

Former UFC Champ Khabib Nurmagomedov was kicked off a Frontier Airlines plane following a dispute over an emergency exit seat.

Former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov “was asked to deplane” a Frontier Airlines plane after a disagreement over him sitting in an exit-row seat, the airline said in a statement to CNN.

Frontier Airlines has provided its version of why Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a flight departing Las Vegas over the weekend.

This past weekend, video surfaced of former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov being kicked off a Frontier Airlines flight. The fighter turned coach was

UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov was escorted off an airplane after an apparent dispute with flight crew about his seat, a video shared on social media shows.

After footage of the altercation went viral on social media, many criticized Frontier Airlines for removing Nurmagomedov from his seat. The airline has since broken silence and explained its side of the story. In a recent statement to MMA Fighting, Frontier Airlines addressed the viral incident involving the UFC Hall of Famer.

When Dana White found out Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight, one thought crossed his mind.

Khabib Nurmagomedov's removal from a Frontier Airlines flight has dominated MMA news, and many fighters and people involved in the sport have reacted to the incident and have come out in support of the Russian former UFC lightweight champion.