Now retired from the UFC, Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov is in the headlines over a viral video of him experiencing a verbal dispute on a plane with a Frontier Airlines employee.

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.”

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

Dana White is reacting to the Frontier Airlines-Khabib Nurmagomedov controversy. Earlier this week, a video showing Nurmagomedov being escorted off a

Islam Makhachev shared on Wednesday a hilarious story about MMA teammate Umar Nurmagomedov, with whom he competes in separate fights in a UFC championship doubleheader on Saturday, the 18th of January at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood,

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.

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.

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Frontier Airlines issued a statement on Monday addressing retired UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov being removed from his flight over a disagreement about sitting in an exit row seat.

In a video shared widely online, Nurmagomedov can be seen talking to a staff member, before calmly leaving the plane.

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