Conor McGregor subtly mocks Khabib after bitter UFC rival is kicked off flight as MMA legend issues statement

CONOR MCGREGOR mocked Khabib Nurmagmedov with a subtle social media dig after a video of his rival being forced off a plane went viral.

Footage of the former dominant UFC lightweight champion being forced to leave a Frontier Airlines flight went viral last weekend.

Nurmagomedov was asked to leave the plane over what appeared to be a discussion about his willingness to help in the event of an emergency landing.

And McGregor has weighed in on the matter - albeit without saying a single word on the incident.

The Notorious has seemingly backed Frontier staff over their decision to remove the Russian from the flight by following the airline's official Instagram page.

McGregor's following of Frontier on IG didn't go unnoticed by MMA fans, one of whom wrote on X: "Petty."

Another said: "I'm here for it."

And another said: "The level of pettiness from both Khabib and Conor is ridiculous hahah high school all over again."

One remarked: "I’m not sure we’ll ever see someone become a better troll then Conor McGregor."

Another chimed in: "LMFAO Conor boutta partner w Frontier."

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Nurmagomedov broke his silence on the incident on Sunday night, writing: "First of all, I need to clarify that it was @FlyFrontier not AlaskaAir.

"[The] 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.

"What was the base for that, racial, national or other one, I'm not sure.

"But after 2 minutes of conversation, she called security and I was deplaned from this aircraft, after 1,5 hour I boarded another airline one and left to my destination.

"I did my best to stay calm and respecttul as you can see on the video.

"But those crew members could do better next time and just be nice with clients."

Frontier responded to the immense backlash they received on social media with a statement of their own, which read: "On Jan. 11, 2025, as flight 4401 from Las Vegas to San Francisco was preparing for departure, a flight attendant initiated the customary briefing for exit row passengers.

"Customer Khabib Nurmagomedov, who was seated in an exit row, was asked multiple times if he was willing and able to assist in the event of an emergency.

"According to the flight attendant, Mr. Nurmagomedov did not respond, despite repeated attempts, which placed him in non-compliance with FAA requirements.

"The flight attendant informed Mr. Nurmagomedov that he could be moved to a different upgraded seat or exit the plane.

“Videos circulating on social media platforms do not capture this interaction, and instead show a subsequent interaction after a gate agent entered the plane and reiterated the option to be reseated.

"As a result of the customer’s initial unresponsiveness and repeated declinations of a seat change, he was asked to deplane per airline and FAA policy.

"The decision to deplane the customer was in no way related to his ethnicity.

"And we have refunded him and his traveling companions for their flights.”