# UFC's Merab Dvalishvili accuses Russian pro of sneak attack

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3 outlets covering · First listed: Washington Times, Nov 11, 2026, 12:32 PM · Read it: <https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/nov/11/ufcs-merab-dvalishvili-accuses-russian-pro-sneak-attack/>

UFC bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili posted a video of himself and a friend appearing bloodied on social media, accusing free-agent fighter Usman Nurmagomedov of an ambush.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 11:11 AM: [UFC Star Merab Dvalishvili Left Bloodied After Alleged Attack From Usman Nurmagomedov](<https://www.si.com/fannation/mma/news/ufc-star-merab-dvalishvili-left-bloodied-alleged-attack-usman-nurmagomedov>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  UFC star Merab Dvalisvhili claims that he and a friend were jumped by Usman Nurmagomedov and several others while in Abu Dhabi for this weekend's Real American Freestyle event.
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:56 AM: [Merab Dvalishvili accuses Usman & Umar Nurmagomedov of hotel attack](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/merab-dvalishvili-accuses-usman-umar-175629432.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Merab Dvalishvili says Usman Nurmagomedov, Umar Nurmagomedov and several of their associates attacked him and a friend in a hotel lobby in Abu Dhabi ahead of his scheduled wrestling match at RAF Abu Dhabi.
- Nov 11, 2026, 12:32 PM: [UFC's Merab Dvalishvili accuses Russian pro of sneak attack](<https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/nov/11/ufcs-merab-dvalishvili-accuses-russian-pro-sneak-attack/>) — Washington Times (Newspaper, United States)
  UFC bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili posted a video of himself and a friend appearing bloodied on social media, accusing free-agent fighter Usman Nurmagomedov of an ambush.