MMA fighters, including former UFC champ, get into wild melee at Abu Dhabi hotel lobby
Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili was jumped by MMA free agent Usman Nurmagomedov, the younger brother of Dvalishvili's former opponent, Umar Nurmagomedov, in a hotel lobby overseas.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Dvalishvili was recording an interview for Real American Freestyle when Usman Nurmagomedov and others approached behind him.Usman Nurmagomedov then slapped him across the face, and all hell broke loose.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEMerab Dvalishvili fights Sean O'Malley in a bantamweight title fight during UFC 316 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on June 7, 2025.
(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)At least six people were involved in the ruckus that left Dvalishvili bloodied."Was doing an interview for RAF in hotel lobby and Usman and his buddies came up from behind and started punching me and my young friend.Security was holding me - They kept kicking us when we were down like losers," Dvalishvili captioned an Instagram video of himself getting treatment."What a sneaky way, just two of us, me and my friend came here in Abu Dhabi, and Usman Nurmagomedov and his friends came like snakes from behind," Dvalishvili said in the post.
"What kind of fighters you guys are? What kind of man does this? If you want to talk and fight, let's do it the real way.You guys came from f—ing - just because there's two of us, and you guys were prepared.
What the f—?"Merab Dvalishvili fights Sean O'Malley in a bantamweight title fight during UFC 316 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on June 7, 2025.(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)DANA WHITE TAKES QUESTIONS AT PODIUM DURING WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING WITH TRUMP"We bleed, we fight, we war, but you guys are just sneaky guys," Dvalishvili continued.
"You guys aren't real men.This shows your guys' character, s...