Dvalishvili asked the UAE authorities to release Usman Nurmagomedov
Merab Dvalishvili won the match at the RAF tournament after the incident with Usman Nurmagomedov, after which he called on the authorities of Abu Dhabi to release all those arrested for that mass brawl
Former UFC champion Georgian Merab Dvalishvili asked the UAE authorities to release Russian fighter Usman Nurmagomedov and other participants in the mass brawl in Abu Dhabi.
On Saturday, Dvalishvili won ahead of schedule in the first round of Brazilian Marlon Moraes at the Real American Freestyle (RAF) wrestling tournament in Abu Dhabi.
After the match, Dwalishvili said: The Abu Dhabi government, or anyone else who can help with it, let all the guys out of prison. Please. I'd like to see them free. We are just fighters, these things happen.””.
Dvalishvili on November 11 accused Usman Nurmagomedov, the PFL lightweight champion, and his entourage of attacking in the lobby of a hotel in Abu Dhabi. On the widespread in social networks, the footage shows how the Russian approaches Dvalishvili, gives him a slap in the face, after which the fight begins.
Police in Abu Dhabi reported the arrest of eight participants in the fight and two others who filmed the incident. As a result, Usman Nurmagomedov and seven other people were arrested for six months with subsequent deportation, and fined 300 thousand dirhams (more than 6.7 million rubles as of November 13). Two more defendants (Dvalishvili and Saba Lazishvili) were fined 50 thousand dirhams (1.1 million rubles), they were released from custody.
Dvalishvili previously said on November 14 that among those arrested in Abu Dhabi was UFC fighter Umar Nurmagomedov, Usman's brother.
Dvalishvili is a former UFC lightweight champion. Usman and Umar Nurmagomedov are second cousins of ex-UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
