# UFC star and 21-year-old friend reportedly cleared to wrestle at RAF days after fending off hotel lobby ambush

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ufc-star-and-21-year-old-friend-reportedly-cleared-to-wrestle-at-raf-days-after-fending-off-hotel-lobby-ambush/
- Published: 2026-11-14T14:53:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T15:22:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/ufc-star-21-year-old-friend-reportedly-cleared-wrestle-raf-days-after-fending-off-hotel-lobby-ambush
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, World

## Key points

- Dvalishvili is reportedly cleared to wrestle in Abu Dhabi.
- His 21-year-old friend has reportedly joined the RAF card.
- Umar Nurmagomedov faces prison, a fine and deportation.

## Summary

Merab Dvalishvili is reportedly set to wrestle Marlon Moraes at a Real American Freestyle event in Abu Dhabi, days after he and a friend were attacked in a hotel lobby. RAF said Dvalishvili had returned to Abu Dhabi and confirmed he would compete, making the bout notable given the incident and the uncertainty around the event.

Dvalishvili said his 21-year-old Georgian friend, wrestler Sabaa Lazishvili, was also involved in the altercation and held his own. Lazishvili has reportedly been added to the card in place of Umar Nurmagomedov and is expected to face Urijah Faber. The article says Nurmagomedov faces six months in prison, an $82,000 fine and deportation after serving his term; Dvalishvili has said he does not want to press charges.

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