The nearly two-minute video starts with Nurmagomedov in the middle of a conversation with the airline staff as he tells them that “he knows how to help people.”

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.

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.

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.

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

Russian former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight after a seating dispute in Nevada, the United States. On Saturday, when the incident occurred, Frontier Airlines flight 4401 was preparing to take off from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

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.