A hotel brawl in Abu Dhabi now comes with prison time. A court there sentenced six members of Team Nurmagomedov to six months behind bars on Friday.

Each of the six was also fined 300,000 dirhams, which is about $81,700. They will be deported from the United Arab Emirates after they serve their time.

The court did not name any of the defendants. Several reports say PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov is among those headed to prison.

What happened

The fight broke out Wednesday at the host hotel for a Real American Freestyle wrestling event. Nurmagomedov walked up behind former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and slapped him during an interview.

That set off a wild brawl between the two camps. Police arrested everyone involved.

Dvalishvili fined but free

Dvalishvili and a friend were each fined 50,000 dirhams, about $13,600, for disturbing public security and assaulting others. They did not get prison time.

They were let go nearly 48 hours after they were taken in. "I'm pleased to share that Merab Dvalishvili is back with us in Abu Dhabi," RAF CEO Chad Bronstein said.

Two more people who filmed the fight were also sentenced to six months in prison. The court said they broke privacy laws by posting the video. Their phones were taken and the footage was ordered deleted.

The show goes on

Dvalishvili is still set to wrestle former UFC champion Marlon Moraes on Saturday. Umar Nurmagomedov, Usman's older brother, was supposed to face Urijah Faber on the same card.

Umar has been replaced by Saba Lazishvili. He is a 21-year-old Georgian wrestler and a friend of Dvalishvili who was part of the brawl.

UFC boss Dana White did not hold back when asked about it Thursday. He called the whole thing "absolutely ridiculous and stupid."

The bad blood goes back to January 2025, when Dvalishvili beat Umar for the UFC title. Usman is 28 and unbeaten. He recently played out his PFL contract and many expected him to make a move to the UFC.