# Russian MMA fighter Usman Nurmagomedov gets six months in a UAE prison over hotel brawl with former UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russian-mma-fighter-usman-nurmagomedov-gets-six-months-in-a-uae-prison-over-hotel-brawl-with-former-ufc-champion-merab-dvalishvili/
- Published: 2026-11-14T00:22:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T01:24:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/14/russian-mma-fighter-usman-nurmagomedov-gets-six-months-in-a-uae-prison-over-hotel-brawl-with-former-ufc-champion-merab-dvalishvili
- Topics: Art, Culture, Europe, World

## Key points

- Usman Nurmagomedov received a six-month UAE prison sentence.
- Ten people were sentenced and fined 300,000 dirhams each.
- Dvalishvili and a friend were fined but not jailed.

## Summary

Usman Nurmagomedov has been sentenced to six months in prison in the United Arab Emirates over a hotel fight with Georgian fighter Merab Dvalishvili. The case matters because the court also ordered deportation after the sentences, while Dvalishvili was fined but did not receive jail time.

The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department said 10 people were convicted, each receiving six months in prison and a fine of 300,000 dirhams, about 6.7 million roubles. The brawl broke out in a hotel lobby on 11 November, after Nurmagomedov approached Dvalishvili during an interview and slapped him; reports said this was retaliation for an earlier slap involving a friend of Nurmagomedov’s brother. Dvalishvili and his friend were each fined 50,000 dirhams for disturbing public security and assaulting others.

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