Ten Arrested After Brawl Involving UFC and PFL Champions in Abu Dhabi

Ten Arrested After Brawl Involving UFC and PFL Champions in Abu Dhabi10 publishers · first seen Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:51 UTC · updated Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:52 UTCAbu Dhabi police arrested 10 people following a brawl involving former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov. Footage showed Nurmagomedov striking Dvalishvili, triggering a fight. Dvalishvili was accompanied by his friend, Saba Lazishvili, who helped him fight off the attackers. The incident has raised questions over the fighters' participation in the upcoming Real American Freestyle event in Abu Dhabi.Content auto-generated. May contain inaccuracies.

Nurmagomedov slaps Dvalishvili to spark hotel brawl (BBC Sport, Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:52 UTC)

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Abu Dhabi police arrest 10 after Nurmagomedov and Dvalishvili hotel brawl (CNA, Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:49 UTC)

Will Usman Nurmagomedov’s cowardly attack test the UFC’s moral compass? (The Independent – Sport, Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:47 UTC)

Islam Makhachev Defends Usman Nurmagomedov After Merab Dvalishvili Clash, Blames Georgian MMA Fighter For Abu Dhabi Attack; What Did He Say? (The Sunday Guardian, Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:33 UTC)

Abu Dhabi Police arrest 10 after Usman Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili hotel brawl (The Times of India, Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:14 UTC)

Merab Dvalishvili jumped by Khabib Nurmagomedov’s cousin to spark hotel brawl (The Independent – Sport, Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:35 UTC)

Abu Dhabi Police arrest 10 over hotel entrance brawl (gulfnews, Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:01 UTC)

Georgian UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili attacked by Daghestani fighter Usman Nurmagomedov in UAE (OC Media, Thu, 12 Nov 2026 09:31 UTC)

Thursday, 12 November 2026 (OC Media, Thu, 12 Nov 2026 09:00 UTC)