Eight people were sentenced to prison following Usman Nurmagomedov’s attack on Merab Dvalishvili this past Wednesday in a hotel lobby, The National News reported Friday following a social media post from the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department.
Dvalishvili was doing an interview at Yas Hilton when Nurmagomedov and his associates approached him from behind, slapping him in the face and starting a brawl that left Dvalishvili and his friend Saba Lazishvili injured.
All men involved were taken into custody,
and six unnamed defendants were sentenced to six months in prison for disturbing public security, causing panic and endangering lives. On top of that, they were fined Dh300,000 ($80,000) each and set to be deported from the United Arab Emirates after serving their sentences.
Usman Nurmagomedov is the undefeated PFL lightweight champion and was in the U.A.E. to coach his brother Umar Nurmagomedov, who was booked to wrestle Urijah Faber on Saturday’s RAF Abu Dhabi.
The two people who filmed the brawl were also sentenced to six months in prison and hit with a Dh300,000 fine each, and order to be deported after serving the sentence, “for violating privacy by using information technology to film and publish footage of the brawl.”
Two others were also fined for disturbing public security and assaulting others, ordered to pay Dh50,000 ($14,000), but avoided jail time. Dvalishvili has been released from custody, RAF announced Friday.
