# Merab Dvalishvili jumped by Khabib Nurmagomedov’s cousin to spark hotel brawl

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3 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 12, 2026, 3:03 AM · Read it: <https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/merab-dvalishvili-jumped-khabib-nurmagomedov-090349244.html>

Dvalishvili was filming an interview when PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov attacked him

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 5:55 PM: [Viral video captures hotel brawl between MMA stars Dvalishvili, Nurmagomedov](<https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/50455764/mma-stars-merab-dvalishvili-usman-nurmagomedov-brawl-hotel>) — 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](<https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/mixed-martial-arts/articles/cq0l38rw2w7ro>) — 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, 3:03 AM: [Merab Dvalishvili jumped by Khabib Nurmagomedov’s cousin to spark hotel brawl](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/merab-dvalishvili-jumped-khabib-nurmagomedov-090349244.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Dvalishvili was filming an interview when PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov attacked him