Usman Nurmagomedov sentenced to 6 months in prison in Abu Dhabi

PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov was sentenced to six months of imprisonment in the case of an assault on former UFC bantamweight champion, Georgian fighter Merab Dvalishvili. In addition, the defendants in the case were ordered to pay substantial monetary fines and were ordered to be deported from the United Arab Emirates.

As reported by BAKU.WS with reference to the UAE BARQ media company, the ruling was handed down by the Abu Dhabi Criminal Court. In total, ten people received guilty verdicts in the case of a mass brawl at a hotel.

The incident occurred on Wednesday at one of the hotels in Abu Dhabi. According to Dvalishvili, Nurmagomedov, along with his associates, attacked him and his friend. At the time of the incident, the Georgian athlete was in the hotel lobby, where he was giving an interview for the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion. He later posted a video showing his bloodied face.

According to information from UAE BARQ, six of the defendants were sentenced to six months of imprisonment. Each of them was also fined 300,000 dirhams (approximately 82,000 dollars) with subsequent deportation from the UAE. They were found guilty of disturbing public order, spreading panic, and endangering people's lives.

Two other defendants received fines of 50,000 dirhams (approximately 13,600 dollars) each. They were found guilty of disturbing public order and causing bodily harm to other individuals.