The hotel brawl involving Usman Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili has resulted in multiple people being sentenced to prison.
The National out of Abu Dhabi reports that ten people have been convicted in relation to Wednesday’s brawl at a hotel prior to this weekend’s RAF event in the country. Dvalishvili was recording a video when Usman Nurmagomedov was seen walking up from behind and attacking Dvalishvili and 21-year-old wrestler Saba Lazishvili.
The attack and brawl were caught on video and circulated online immediately.
The news report states that six of the defendants have been ordered to serve six-month prison stints and would be deported after the sentence for disturbing public security, causing panic, and endangering lives.
Each one has also been fined 300,000 dirhams (the currency in Abu Dhabi), which converts to approximately $81,600 U.S. per person.
The article notes that the two people who filmed and published the brawl have also received the same sentence of six months in prison and were fined for “violating privacy by using information technology to film and publish footage of the brawl.” The pair had their phones confiscated, and the footage was deleted by the court.
It adds that “two others” (who we assume to be Merab Dvalishvili and Saba Lazishvili) were fined 50,000 dirhams or $13,614 U.S. despite being the ones who were attacked.
RAF CEO Chad Bronstein stated, “I am pleased to share that Merab Dvalishvili is back with us in Abu Dhabi. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the relevant authorities in Abu Dhabi for their professionalism and support. We remain focused on moving forward and are pleased to have Merab back with us.”
It is unknown if Nurmagomedov and his associates will appeal this sentence.
