Abu Dhabi police said they had arrested eight people in connection with the fight and two others who filmed it. The police did not identify those arrested, so it remains unclear whether they include Nurmagomedov or Dvališvili.
RAF Co-Founder Chad Bronstein Confirms Usman Nurmagomedov Can’t Attend As Abu Dhabi Police Announce 10 Arrests
Footage released Wednesday showed Nurmagomedov and several members of his entourage approaching Dvalishvili from behind as the former UFC bantamweight champion gave an interview at a hotel. Nurmagomedov appeared to catch Dvališvili before the confrontation turned into a brawl.
Bronstein said the RAF did not condone the incident.
“We hope that the situation will be resolved sooner rather than later,” Bronstein said at a news conference Thursday. “And Usman obviously won’t be at our event on Saturday night.”
Abu Dhabi Police said in a statement on Thursday:
“The Abu Dhabi Police General Directorate managed to arrest 8 people who took part in the fight at the entrance of the hotel, against the background of previous disagreements, they also managed to arrest two people who filmed the incident, take their own rights and refer them to the Prosecutor General to complete the proceedings in accordance with the established laws.”
Dvalishvili will meet on the schedule Marlon Moraes in a wrestling match at RAF Abu Dhabi on November 14 at the same time
Umar Nurmagomedov is booked against Uriah Faber. Neither Dvalishvili nor Umar Nurmagomedov attended Thursday’s press conference and their status Saturday remained unclear.