\n<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udea8 Full footage of the scuffle between Usman
\nNurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili https:\/\/t.co\/SGJzkQdFif<\/p>\n
\u2014 Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA)
\nNovember 11, 2026<\/p>\n
Merab
\nDvalishvili says Usman
\nNurmagomedov, Umar
\nNurmagomedov and several of their associates attacked him and a
\nfriend in a hotel lobby in Abu Dhabi ahead of his scheduled
\nwrestling match at RAF Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n
The former
\nUltimate Fighting Championship bantamweight champion said in an
\nInstagram post that a group of about 20 people approached him and
\nhis friend from behind during an interview for the event.
\nDvalishvili appeared with blood on his face in the video, and his
\nfriend appeared to be injured.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWas doing an interview for RAF in hotel lobby and Usman and his
\nbuddies came up from behind and started punching me and my young
\nfriend,\u201d Dvalishvili wrote in the caption accompanying his video.
\n\u201cSecurity was holding me — they kept kicking us when we were down
\nlike losers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat a sneaky way, just two of us, me and my friend came here in
\nAbu Dhabi, and Usman Nurmagomedov and his friends came like snakes
\nfrom behind,\u201d Dvalishvili said in the video. \u201cWhat kind of fighters
\nyou guys are? What kind of man does this? If you want to talk and
\nfight, let’s do it the real way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dvalishvili also accused Umar Nurmagomedov of taking part.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just came here in Abu Dhabi and then Usman, Umar, and his
\nfriends came in a sneaky way and tried to beat us. So many guys,\u201d
\nhe continued.<\/p>\n
Dvalishvili defeated Umar Nurmagomedov by unanimous decision in
\ntheir bantamweight title fight at
\nUFC 311 in January 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m fine,\u201d Dvalishvili said. \u201cAll my friends and family, I’m
\nf***ing fine, I’m a fighter. This is nothing for me. Again, it
\nshows what kind of people you guys are.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dvalishvili is scheduled to face Marlon
\nMoraes in a wrestling match at RAF Abu Dhabi on Nov. 14 at
\nEtihad Arena.<\/p>\n
Merab and usman fight at RAF in Abu Dhabi
\nhttps:\/\/t.co\/ZoNU7pTGuY<\/p>\n
\u2014 j (@JaLFC98)
\nNovember 11, 2026<\/p>\n