Frontier Airlines might have made a big mistake by removing former UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov from their flight. The entire MMA community seems to be in an uproar, with many calling out the airline for their actions. Who are the people supporting the former champ, you ask? Stay tuned as we return with another episode of MMA Roundup, where we bring you the latest updates in bite-sized pieces!

From the Khabib Nurmagomedov news, we look forward to Merab Dvalishvili, who has an injury confession to make ahead of his anticipated clash against Umar Nurmagomedov and finally, we will conclude our montage with a piece of information about the UFC London main event. So, without any further ado, let’s get started.

UFC world unite to condemn the Khabib Nurmagomedov flight fiasco

Former UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov had to be escorted out of Frontier Airlines en route to Los Angeles, citing the fact that he didn’t agree to cooperate with the flight attendants. So, what exactly transpired? According to reports, Khabib Nurmagomedov was seated near the emergency exit and as general protocol, the flight attendant asked the former champion to make sure that he assisted his fellow passengers in case of any emergency because he was seated at the emergency exit. Nurmagomedov appeared to be a bit confused by what the flight attendant was saying and moments later, the supervisor had to come in and assist both of them, and at the end ‘Eagle’ had to be escorted from the plane.

This incident soon became headlines across the world and the MMA community came in unison to condemn such character assassination attempts by the airlines. Khabib Nurmagomedov’s close friend, Daniel Cormier, commented in a post, “That’s really bad,” shared by the big media pages. Belal Muhammad was furious as he took to his X handle to write, “He couldve threw everyone off the plane and flew it himself if he wanted.”

Bo Nickal had a cheeky response to the event, “Clear + TSA pre-check = massive travel advantage when flying commercial.” Regardless, the airlines have assured the former champ that they would look into the matter but who knows what happens next. Regardless, let us move on forward to Merab Dvalishvili, who might have injury news.

Merab Dvalishvili warns the MMA community about serious injury

We are just days away from witnessing the bantamweight clash between Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov. There has been a ton of bad blood ahead of the clash the fans are waiting with their popcorn ready to witness the title fight but it appears that ‘The Machine’ might be suffering from an injury ahead of the clash.

In an exclusive interview with Bloody Elbow as part of his role as a Stake Ambassador, he chose not to disclose the specifics of his injury, citing concerns about causing unnecessary alarm among fans. “I’m good now, I will post the injury or whatever after the fight, but before, I don’t want to show and panic people. You know, the injury was serious, like, not a joke. Because I take a fight on six weeks’ notice I was training hard and I get a lot of pain banged up and I was dealing with some other injuries too, but thank God now I’m OK and ready to go.”

‘The Machine’ refused to give any further words about his injury but one thing is certain it might affect his first title defense. Regardless, let us move forward to the last segment of the day.

Leon Edwards vs. Jack Della Maddalena targeted for UFC London

Another banger might be on the cards by the UFC head honcho Dana White as the former welterweight champion might be making a comeback to the Octagon after losing his title against Belal Muhammad at UFC 304. Leon Edwards is all set to make his return to the Octagon to take on newcomer Jack Della Maddalena at UFC London on March 22.

Leon Edwards might be coming off a decision loss but Della Maddalena, fresh off a dramatic third-round knockout of Gilbert Burns at UFC 299, makes his comeback after recovering from a broken arm. The 28-year-old Australian has an impressive 7-0 record in the UFC, and a victory over Edwards could propel him into title contention. The fight will headline the UFC London event at the O2 Arena, with the full card still to be revealed. Regardless, what are your thoughts on the clash? State your opinion in the comments below.