Russian MMA fighter Usman Nurmagomedov has been sentenced to six months in prison in the UAE for taking part in a mass brawl with former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili. This was reported by the media company UAE BARQ.
As we reported earlier, the incident took place on 11 November in a hotel lobby. Dvalishvili said that while he was giving an interview to the press service of the RAF (Real American Freestyle) promotion, Nurmagomedov and other participants in the conflict came up behind him and began beating him. After the fight, the Georgian fighter posted a video on the social network X showing his bloodied face.
The Abu Dhabi General Directorate of Police detained eight participants in the brawl, as well as two people who filmed the incident.
The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court sentenced six of the defendants to six months in prison, a fine of 300,000 dirhams each and subsequent deportation. They were found guilty of disturbing public order, spreading panic and endangering people's lives.
Two other participants in the brawl were fined 50,000 dirhams for disturbing public order and causing harm to the health of others.
The two defendants who posted recordings of the conflict online also each received six months in prison. In addition, the court fined them 300,000 dirhams each and ordered the confiscation of their phones and the deletion of the video recordings.
