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UFC star Merab Dvalishvili attacked by Usman Nurmagomedov in wild Abu Dhabi scene

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Reilly, B. (2026, November 12). UFC star Merab Dvalishvili attacked by Usman Nurmagomedov in wild Abu Dhabi scene. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/sports/ufc-star-merab-dvalishvili-attacked-by-usman-nurmagomedov-in-wild-abu-dhabi-scene/

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Former UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili was attacked by Usman Nurmagomedov and a group of his associates in a hotel lobby in Abu Dhabi during an interview for the Real American Freestyle wrestling league. Dvalishvili claims Nurmagomedov and his friends ambushed him and his friend from behind and proceeded to punch them while they were held by security. The video of the incident, which had over 3.1 million views, shows Dvalishvili expressing his anger and questioning Nurmagomedov's character. This attack follows a history of tension between Dvalishvili and the Nurmagomedov family, including a previous victory over Umar Nurmagomedov in January 2025.
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On November 11, 2026, former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili was attacked in a hotel lobby in Abu Dhabi by MMA fighter Usman Nurmagomedov and his associates. Nurmagomedov is the younger brother of Umar Nurmagomedov, who had previously fought Dvalishvili. The incident was recorded and went viral, attracting widespread media coverage. Dvalishvili sustained injuries and posted a video on Instagram detailing the attack. On November 13, Usman Nurmagomedov was sentenced to six months in jail, fined $82,000, and ordered to be deported from the UAE following his release. Additionally, nine other individuals were sentenced to jail terms, totaling ten people convicted by the Abu Dhabi Criminal Court on November 14. Despite the incident, Dvalishvili was still scheduled to compete in a Real American Freestyle (RAF) event in Abu Dhabi on November 14 against Marlon Moraes.

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New York PostThis outlet12 Nov

Former UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili was attacked by Usman Nurmagomedov and a group of his associates in a hotel lobby in Abu Dhabi during an interview for the Real American Freestyle wrestling league. Dvalishvili claims Nurmagomedov and his friends ambushed him and his friend from behind and proceeded to punch them while they were held by security. The video of the incident, which had over 3.1 million views, shows…

UFC star Merab Dvalishvili attacked by Usman Nurmagomedov in wild Abu Dhabi scene (this article)2 articles from New York Post on this story
Fox News14 Nov

Bruce Buffer, a long-time UFC ring announcer, shared memories of chaotic events both inside and outside the octagon during a recent interview with OutKick. He recalled a fight at a UFC event in Abu Dhabi where Merab Dvalishvili was attacked by Usman Nurmagomedov, leading to Nurmagomedov’s imprisonment. Buffer also expressed strong support for Dillon Danis’s UFC ban, criticizing Danis for frequently causing trouble…

Bruce Buffer recalls wildest UFC brawls in and out of octagon, has strong words for banned Dillon Danis →3 articles from Fox News on this story
BBC13 Nov

Abu Dhabi authorities have sentenced ten defendants following a mass brawl involving MMA fighters Usman Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili at a hotel on Wednesday. Six defendants received six-month prison sentences and £62,000 fines for disturbing public security and endangering lives, while two others received similar sentences for violating privacy by filming the fight. The remaining two defendants were fined…

Eight sentenced to jail over Nurmagomedov-Dvalishvili brawl →2 articles from BBC on this story
Toronto Sun11 Nov

Former UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili was attacked by MMA fighter Usman Nurmagomedov and his group in a hotel lobby in Abu Dhabi, leaving Dvalishvili injured but able to post about the incident on social media. The brawl involved multiple participants and went viral with over 5.2 million views. Dvalishvili accused Nurmagomedov’s group of cowardice for attacking from behind while he was giving an interview. Both…

Ex-UFC champ Merab Dvalishvili bloodied in wild hotel fight with MMA rivals →
The Blaze13 Nov

Courts in Abu Dhabi sentenced eight individuals involved in a hotel brawl, including MMA fighter Usman Nurmagomedov and his crew, to six months in prison and fines of Dh300,000 each. The altercation occurred on a Wednesday at the Hilton hotel on Yas Island when Nurmagomedov and his group confronted Georgian fighter Merab Dvalishvili, resulting in ten total arrests for charges including disturbing public security and…

8 MMA fighters and crew involved in Muslim-Christian brawl sentenced to Abu Dhabi prison — with 2 set free →
Al Jazeera14 Nov

The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court sentenced 10 people to various punishments following a mass brawl involving mixed martial artists Usman Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili at the Yas Hilton hotel. Six members of Team Nurmagomedov received six-month prison sentences and fines of 300,000 dirhams, while Dvalishvili and a friend were fined 50,000 dirhams for disturbing public security. Two additional individuals were…

Eight sentenced to jail over Nurmagomedov-Dvalishvili Abu Dhabi hotel brawl →

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Bridget Reilly
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Topics

Abu Dhabi RAF Real American Freestyle wrestling UFC

Subjects

Dvalishvili PERSON · 8× Nurmagomedov PERSON · 3× UFC ORG · 3× Abu Dhabi GPE · 2× RAF ORG · 2× Merab Dvalishvili PERSON · 1× Real American Freestyle wrestling ORG · 1× Umar PERSON · 1× Usman PERSON · 1× Usman Nurmagomedov PERSON · 1×

Narrative

“Was doing an interview for RAF [Real American Freestyle wrestling league] in hotel lobby and Usman and his buddies came up from behind and started punching me and my young friend.
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Claims (23 extracted, 0 hedged)

Another fight has moved outside the octagon. asserted
fight → move → octagon
Former UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili was ambushed and assaulted by a group led by fellow MMA fighter Usman Nurmagomedov in Abu Dhabi this week. asserted
Dvalishvili → ambush → Dhabi
Dvalishvili was ambushed from behind before Nurmagomedov seemingly slapped him in the face — the spark that started an all-out brawl in a hotel lobby. asserted
that → ambush → lobby
“Was doing an interview for RAF [Real American Freestyle wrestling league] in hotel lobby and Usman and his buddies came up from behind and started punching me and my young friend. asserted
Usman → do → me
Security was holding me – They kept kicking us when we were down like losers,” Dvalishvili wrote as part of a video posted to X on Wednesday. asserted
Dvalishvili → hold → Wednesday
Dvalishvili and his friend faced at least five other men in a wild scene that only worsened. asserted
that → face → scene
If you want to talk or fight, let’s do like real way, bro,” he recalled in the video. asserted
he → want → video
“You guys came from f–king between us — just two of us — like you guys was prepared, bro. asserted
guys → come → us
“From behind?” Dvalishvili’s friend added. asserted
friend → add → ?
“Who does that? asserted
Who → do → that
You call yourself a man? asserted
You → call → yourself
You’re a little b–h.” asserted
You → ’re → ?
That shows your guys’ character. asserted
That → show → character
Shows you guys are not real men. asserted
guys → show → ?
What the f–k, guys?” Dvalishvili went on. asserted
Dvalishvili → go → ?
“…I’m fine guys. asserted
I → ’m → ?
All my friends and family, I’m f–king fine. asserted
I → ’m → ?
I’m a fighter and this is nothing for me. asserted
this → ’m → me
But again, it shows what kind of people you guys are.” asserted
guys → show → people
Dvalishvili’s video had 3.1 million views, as of Thursday morning. asserted
video → have → morning
Dvalishvili previously beat Nurmagomedov’s brother, Umar, by unanimous decision at UFC 311 in January 2025. asserted
Dvalishvili → beat → January
Things came to a head in Abu Dhabi after longtime grudges and feuds between the two camps. asserted
Things → come → camps
As of Thursday, neither UFC nor RAF has commented on the incident. asserted
UFC → comment → incident
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