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.

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.

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.”

Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a flight over the weekend after an argument with an attendant, and his long-time rival Conor McGregor has since reacted to the incident

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.