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

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.

UFC Hall of Fame Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight after a verbal disagreement with the crew over the weekend. Nurmagomedov and Frontier released conflicting statements about Nurmagomedov's removal.

When UFC CEO Dana White found out Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight, one thought crossed his mind. "What the f*ck is he doing on Frontier Airlines anyway?" White said in an interview on "Pardon My Take.

Khabib Nurmagomedov, former UFC champion, was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight on January 11, causing an uproar on social media. The airline issued a statement regarding the incident. The post Former UFC Champion Khabib Removed from Frontier Airlines Flight,

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.

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