MMA fighter Merab Dvalishvili urges Abu Dhabi authorities to release Usman Nurmagomedov and others

Yahoo Sports • 13 Nov 20:25

After being detained in Abu Dhabi, Merab Dvalishvili said he will not press charges and asked for the release of Usman Nurmagomedov and seven co-defendants who were sentenced following a hotel-lobby altercation.

MMA Junkie • 13 Nov 18:31

Six members of Team Nurmagomedov received six-month prison terms, fines and deportation orders following a brawl with former UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili in Abu Dhabi.

ESPN • 11 Nov 22:46

UFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili and PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov were involved in a physical altercation at a hotel in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, prompting a brief melee between members of their camps.

Yahoo Sports • 11 Nov 22:28

UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev posted on Instagram defending Usman Nurmagomedov, saying the incident with Merab Dvalishvili began with Dvalishvili's actions.

The National • 11 Nov 18:34

UFC fighter Merab Dvalishvili was assaulted by a group led by Usman Nurmagomedov while giving a pre-event interview in an Abu Dhabi hotel, leaving him with facial injuries.

CBS Sports • 11 Nov 17:39

Merab Dvalishvili says he and a companion were attacked by Usman Nurmagomedov and associates during a Real American Freestyle media event in Abu Dhabi.