The price of a fight outside the octagon was steep: Who was jailed and who was fined?

Eight people have been sentenced to prison over a mass brawl in Abu Dhabi involving Russian MMA fighter Usman Nurmagomedov and Georgian Merab Dvalishvili.

TodayPress TV reports, citing “BBC Sport”, that an Abu Dhabi court found all 10 people detained in connection with the incident guilty.

Six of them were sentenced to six months in prison on charges of disturbing public safety, causing panic among people and endangering their lives. Each was also fined approximately £62,000. It was decided that they would be deported from the UAE after completing their prison terms.

Two other individuals who filmed the brawl and shared the footage online were also sentenced to six months in prison and fined a similar amount. The remaining two were fined £10,200 each on charges of disturbing public order and participating in violence.

The names of those convicted were not disclosed in the court’s statement. However, other media reports have identified Usman Nurmagomedov as one of those sentenced to prison and Merab Dvalishvili as one of those fined.

Chad Bronstein, co-founder of the Real American Freestyle (RAF) organisation, confirmed that Dvalishvili had been released:

“We are pleased to announce that Merab Dvalishvili is back with us in Abu Dhabi. We sincerely thank the relevant authorities for their professionalism and support”.

The 35-year-old Georgian athlete is scheduled to face Brazilian fighter Marlon Moraes at an RAF event on november 14.

It should be recalled that a mass brawl broke out following an incident at a hotel in Abu Dhabi on november 11, when Usman Nurmagomedov slapped Dvalishvili. It was reported that Russian MMA fighter Usman Nurmagomedov had been sentenced to six months in prison.

At least one person accompanying Nurmagomedov was also sentenced to the same term. In addition, reports emerged that a fine of 300,000 dirhams (approximately AZN 138,890) had been imposed.

According to Georgian media reports, Merab Dvalishvili and his compatriot, wrestler Saba Lazishvili, were also each fined 50,000 dirhams (approximately AZN 23,100) for sharing video footage of the incident. The fines are reportedly to be paid by the “Real American Freestyle “(RAF) organisation.