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

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

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.

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.

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

Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight after a dispute with staff regarding his seating in the exit row.

Former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight in Las Vegas after a dispute over his seating in an exit row. The

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.