Eight sentenced to jail over Nurmagomedov-Dvalishvili Abu Dhabi hotel brawl
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Summary
An Abu Dhabi court convicted 10 people over a hotel brawl involving mixed martial artists Usman Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili and their associates. Six members of Team Nurmagomedov and two people who filmed and shared the fight received six-month prison sentences; Dvalishvili and a friend were fined.Key Facts
- The brawl took place at the Yas Hilton hotel before a Real American Freestyle wrestling event in Abu Dhabi.
- The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court convicted 10 people in connection with the incident.
- Six members of Team Nurmagomedov received six-month prison sentences, fines of 300,000 dirhams each, and deportation orders.
- Dvalishvili and a friend were fined 50,000 dirhams each for disturbing public security and assaulting others.
- Two people received six-month prison sentences for filming the brawl and posting the footage online.
- The court ordered the confiscation of those two people’s phones and the deletion of the footage.
- Umar Nurmagomedov was removed from the wrestling event card and replaced by Saba Lazishvili.
- Dvalishvili was released from custody and remained available for his scheduled match with Marlon Moraes.
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