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."

This past weekend, video of Nurmagomedov being escorted off a Frontier flight headed for San Francisco from Las Vegas viral, causing speculation as to the reason why. Nurmagomedov later confirmed the incident was related to his English fluency as he was sitting in an emergency exit row. Federal Aviation Administration requires that all passengers sitting in exit rows that depart from the U.S. must speak fluent English.

For his part, Nurmagomedov said the flight attendant who first approached him “was very rude from the very beginning” and suggested he was perhaps the a victim of profiling. In a statement to MMA Junkie, Frontier said the incident “was in no way related to his ethnicity."

White's biggest takeaway from the situation is disbelief that Nurmagomedov chose to fly Frontier in the first place while also trashing the company.

"This kid's got more money than anybody, but that's how humble he is. He's flying on that piece of sh*t airline," White said. "What do you expect?"

He continued, "Khabib doesn't fight anymore because he's got sh*t loads of money. I've got to teach Khabib how to charter a plane, especially if you're just going from Vegas to San Francisco."

White piled on Frontier even more about the decision to remove Nurmagomedov from an emergency exit row given his background as a UFC Hall of Famer, despite the fact that Frontier was enforcing federal law.

"That's how dumb they are at Frontier Airlines," White said. "If there's anybody you want in that position, it's Khabib Nurmagomedov. ... Khabib shouldn't even know what the f*ck Frontier Airlines is, just like most people don't."

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This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Dana White can't believe Frontier Airlines removed Khabib Nurmagomedov for one main reason