The hammer of justice moves fast and hits hard in Abu Dhabi.
Just two days after PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov and his entourage attacked former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili in Abu Dhabi, the court has issued a verdict on the incident.
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According to The National news outlet, the six men who attacked Merab Dvalishvili and his friend Saba Lazishvili were sentenced to six months in prison for disturbing public security, causing panic and endangering lives. They have also been fined Dh300,000 (roughly $82,000) and will be deported from the country when their sentences are served.
Two other men who filmed the incident were given the same sentence.
As for Merab Dvalishvili and Saba Lazishvili, they were freed from jail this morning and fined Dh50,000 ($14,000) .
So as of this moment it looks like Usman Nurmagomedov will spend the next six months in an Abu Dhabi prison cell. For years brawls like these have been breaking out in and around MMA events, with participants getting away scott free or with a slap on the wrist. We’ll see whether Nurmagomedov ends up actually serving this sentence, but hopefully this will make fighters think twice about potential consequences before acting like dishonorable thugs outside the cage.
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