Former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was escorted off a flight out of Las Vegas in an apparent dispute with airline staff.

The 36-year-old, a former lightweight champion who is most famous for beating Conor McGregor in 2018, was led off the plane after refusing to move seat.

In a clip that has gone viral, Nurmagomedov is seen sitting in the exit row. But staff from Frontier Airlines were apparently ‘uncomfortable’ and wanted to move him elsewhere for the flight, which was reportedly headed to Los Angeles.

Khabib Nurmagomedov was kicked off a flight after an interaction with the staff pic.twitter.com/1tXK6FBilw

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