According to ESPN,
eight people were sentenced to six months in prison Friday
following a hotel brawl involving mixed martial arts stars Usman
Nurmagomedov and Merab
Dvalishvili, authorities said.
An Abu Dhabi court also imposed fines and ordered the deportation
of those receiving prison sentences after they complete their
terms.
Abu Dhabi court hands down six-month prison terms, fines and
deportation orders after the hotel fight involving the MMA stars’
camps
Six defendants were fined 300,000 dirhams (about $81,600) each for
their roles in the fight, which authorities said threatened public
safety. Two others received the same punishment for recording the
confrontation and sharing footage online.
Two additional defendants were fined 50,000 dirhams (about $13,600)
each without prison sentences.
The fight erupted Wednesday at a hotel on Yas Island, where
Dvalishvili was giving an interview ahead of a Real American
Freestyle wrestling event.
Video circulating on social media appeared to show Nurmagomedov
approaching Dvalishvili with several others before striking him in
the face. The confrontation quickly escalated into a fight
involving both groups.
Dvalishvili, a former UFC bantamweight champion, was scheduled to
compete Saturday against Marlon
Moraes. Nurmagomedov had traveled to Abu Dhabi to support his
brother, Umar, who was also scheduled to participate.
Organizers subsequently removed Umar from the event’s lineup.
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