Khabib escorted from plane after exit-seat dispute

Former mixed martial arts champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was escorted from a level aft helium refused to determination from an exit seat.

The Russian, 36, had a disagreement with a formation attendant earlier take-off connected the Frontier Airlines formation which was reportedly flying from Las Vegas to Los Angeles.

In a video of the incidental shared wide connected societal media connected Sunday, Khabib is told to either determination seats oregon get disconnected the level and beryllium rebooked connected different flight.

When helium questions why, the erstwhile undefeated UFC lightweight champion is told: "Because they [the formation attendants] are not comfy with you sitting successful the exigency exit row" and helium replies "It is not fair".

He is past warned again and the attendant says she volition telephone a supervisor if helium does not move.

Khabib replies that helium "would similar to beryllium here" earlier helium is asked to permission by different subordinate of staff. He past calmly leaves the plane.

Khabib is regarded arsenic 1 of the champion MMA fighters of each clip and won each 29 of his UFC fights including beating Conor McGregor successful 2018.

In a connection connected X, Khabib said: "[The woman who asked me] questions was precise rude from the precise beginning, adjacent though I talk precise decent English and tin recognize everything and agreed to assist, she inactive insists connected removing maine from my seat.

"What was the basal for that, racial, nationalist oregon different one, I'm not sure.

"But aft 2 minutes of conversation, she called information and I was deplaned from this aircraft, [and later] I boarded different hose and near to my destination.

"I did my champion to enactment calm and respectful arsenic you tin spot connected the video.

"But those unit members could bash amended adjacent clip and conscionable beryllium bully with clients."

Responding to Khabib's station connected X, Frontier Airlines wrote: "We are alert of the incidental and are investigating."

BBC Sport has contacted the hose for much details.