Usman Nurmagomedov Sentenced to Six Months in UAE Over Hotel Brawl

MMA fighter Usman Nurmagomedov has been sentenced to six months in prison in the United Arab Emirates over a hotel lobby altercation with fellow fighter Merab Dvalishvili. The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department said Nurmagomedov and five other men were convicted of disturbing public security and endangering lives. Each was also fined 300,000 dirhams and ordered to be deported after serving the sentence. Footage showed Nurmagomedov approaching Dvalishvili during an interview and striking him. Dvalishvili and a friend were detained for more than a day, fined and later released. Two people who filmed and shared footage of the incident also received prison sentences for breaching privacy laws, according to media reports. The dispute follows tensions between the fighters’ camps dating back to UFC 311, where Dvalishvili defeated Nurmagomedov’s brother Umar. Nurmagomedov’s manager apologised for the attack and called it unacceptable.

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