The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court has handed down prison sentences, substantial fines and deportation orders following the hotel brawl involving Usman Nurmagomedov’s entourage and former UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili. Ten people have been convicted over the confrontation, with the authorities imposing separate penalties on those involved in the fight and two individuals who recorded and published footage of it. Dvalishvili and a friend were also fined, although neither received a prison sentence.
Abu Dhabi court sentences eight people to six months in prison
The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department confirmed that six defendants involved in the confrontation were sentenced to six months in prison, fined AED 300,000 each (approximately $81,700) and ordered to be deported from the United Arab Emirates after completing their sentences.
The convictions concerned disturbing public security, causing panic and endangering lives, following the violent altercation at a hotel on Yas Island. The authorities have not publicly identified the six defendants, so it remains unclear whether Usman Nurmagomedov himself was among those sentenced.
The court also handed six-month prison sentences to the two individuals who filmed the confrontation…