Nurmagomedov slaps Dvalishvili to spark hotel brawl
Summary
Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov were involved in a fight at a hotel in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Video appeared to show Nurmagomedov slap Dvalishvili before members of their teams joined the brawl; Dvalishvili later posted a video showing his bloodied face.Key Facts
- Dvalishvili is scheduled to compete against Brazilian Marlon Moraes at a Real American Freestyle event in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday.
- Nurmagomedov is 28, and Dvalishvili is 35.
- Dvalishvili called Nurmagomedov and his team “snakes” in a TikTok video after the incident.
- Umar Nurmagomedov, Usman’s older brother, is scheduled to fight American Urijah Faber at Saturday’s event.
- There was an earlier altercation between the two camps before a Real American Freestyle event in July.
- Islam Makhachev said the earlier incident contributed to Wednesday’s fight.
- Ilia Topuria said on X that Nurmagomedov and others with him had reportedly been detained.
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