New Delhi: Former UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov removed from Frontier Airlines flight FL540 @HarryReidIntl in LV NV after a dispute with Frontier over seating re bin selection. Nurmagomedov who labeled the unfair video of the incident has been widely shared on social media. First of all I need to clarify that it was @FlyFrontier not AlaskaAir. Lady who comes to me with questions was very rude from the very beginning even though I speak very decent English and can understand everything and agreed to assist she still insists on removing me from my… — khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) January 12 2025 In an X (formerly known as Twitter) post on Monday Mr Nurmagomedov told his side of the story. First of all I need to clarify that it was @FlyFrontier not AlaskaAir. Lady who comes to me with questions was very rude from the very beginning even though I speak very decent English and can understand everything and agreed to assist she still insists on removing me from my seat he posted on X. UFC World Champion #khabibnurmagomedov removed from @FlyFrontier airplane because someone reported that she is not comfortable he is sitting next to the emergency exit. The only reason that comes to the mind that she knows he is Pro-#Palestine and Anti-#Israel. Really they should… pic.twitter.com/wDBQuV0mkB — Shaheen (@shaheena45) January 13 2025 The spat originated when Mr. Nurmagomedov who was in an exit row got boarded by flight attendant asking him if he was able to offer assistance in case of emergency with his personal exit capabilities. For those of us in the exit rows this is standard operating procedure. However Mr. Nurmagomedov maintained that though willing to co-operate he was treated rudely from point a. In a video recorded by a fellow passenger a flight attendant can be heard saying We cannot allow you to sit in the exit row... I am not going to do this back and forth. Ill go call a supervisor. You can either take a different seat or we can go ahead and escort you off the plane. The 36-year-old fighter responded saying Its not fair and explained that he had fully complied with the onboarding process. When I was in check-in they asked me do I know English... and I said yes. Then why you guys do this? Although the airline personnel had told him he either had to move seats or be removed by the security team he dogged. After a couple of minutes security arrived and Mr Nurmagomedov was removed from the plane. After two minutes of conversation she called security and I was deplaned from this aircraft. After 1.5 hours I boarded another airline and left for my destination. I did my best to stay calm and respectful as you can see on the video. But those crew members could do better next time and just be nice with clients Mr Nurmagomedov added. One of the best fighters in UFC history Mr. Nurmagomedov finished his career with an unblemished MMA record of 29 wins and 0 losses. Reports said he was on his way to California to help his other guys for the build-up for UFC 311. Having planned to take place in Los Angeles there will be two title bouts with his trainee Islam Makhachev defending Lightweight Championship against Arman Tsarukyan and who is soon going to fight for the bantamweight title over Umar Nurmagomedov aginst Merab Dvalishvili . Frontier Airlines has yet to release any formal statement regarding the incident.