Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov were involved in a mass brawl in an Abu Dhabi hotel lobby on Wednesday. Video footage appeared to show Nurmagomedov approach Dvalishvili from behind and slap him, which triggered fighting between the two fighters and members of their respective teams. Dvalishvili, who received treatment for a bloodied face following the clash, criticized Nurmagomedov and his camp on TikTok, calling them "snakes" for their actions.
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Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and PFL lightweight champion Usman Nur…: Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov were involved in a mass brawl in an Abu Dhabi hotel lobby on Wednesday.
Video footage appeared to show Nurmagomedov approach Dvalishvili from behind and slap him…: Video footage appeared to show Nurmagomedov approach Dvalishvili from behind and slap him, which triggered fighting between the two fighters and members of their respective teams.
Dvalishvili, who received treatment for a bloodied face following the clash, criticized N…: Dvalishvili, who received treatment for a bloodied face following the clash, criticized Nurmagomedov and his camp on TikTok, calling them "snakes" for their actions.
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Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov were involved in a mass brawl in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
A video of the incident appeared to show Russian Nurmagomedov slap Dvalishvili after approaching the Georgian from behind.
Fighting then broke out between the two and members of their teams in a hotel lobby.
Dvalishvili, 35, is scheduled to compete at the Real American Freestyle (RAF) event in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, against Brazilian Marlon Moraes.
Dvalishvili called Nurmagomedov, 28, and his team "snakes" in a video he later shared on TikTok as he received treatment on his bloodied face.
"What a sneaky way, guys," Dvalishvili said.
"What kind of fighters you guys are? What kind of man does this? If you want to try, let's do it the real way."
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