# Nurmagomedov slaps Dvalishvili to spark hotel brawl > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1854831 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 4 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 12, 2026, 2:08 AM · Read it: Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov are involved in a physical altercation in Abu Dhabi. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 4:33 PM: [Injured Merab Dvalishvili Breaks Silence as UFC Stars Spark Debate on Usman Nurmagomedov’s Assault and Reoprted Detention]() — EssentiallySports (Sports) Merab Dvalishvili handed Umar Nurmagomedov his first professional defeat, but their rivalry did not end with the judges’ decision. A subsequent clash with Umar’s associate at RAF Georgia showed that the dispute was no longer confined to the two fighters. On November 11, Dvalishvili was in Abu Dhabi ahead of Real American Freestyle’s November 14 - Nov 11, 2026, 5:55 PM: [Viral video captures hotel brawl between MMA stars Dvalishvili, Nurmagomedov]() — ESPN (Sports, United States) MMA stars Merab Dvalishvili and Usman Nurmagomedov got into a public brawl at a hotel in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. - Nov 12, 2026, 2:08 AM: [Nurmagomedov slaps Dvalishvili to spark hotel brawl]() — BBC Sport (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom) Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov are involved in a physical altercation in Abu Dhabi. - Nov 12, 2026, 2:08 AM: [Nurmagomedov slaps Dvalishvili to spark hotel brawl]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov are involved in a physical altercation in Abu Dhabi.