Dvalishvili cleared to wrestle at RAF Abu Dhabi following arrest with Lazishvili set to make pro debut
The National · 13 Nov 2026

Dvalishvili cleared to wrestle at RAF Abu Dhabi following arrest with Lazishvili set to make pro debut

The RAF announced late Friday that 21-year-old Georgian Saba Lazishvili will replace Umar Nurmagomedov on the Abu Dhabi card this Saturday. Lazishvili was in Abu Dhabi to accompany Merab Dvalishvili and was one of 10 people arrested and detained on Wednesday following an altercation in the lobby of the Yas Hilton hotel involving Usman Nurmagomedov. Footage widely shared on social media shows Lazishvili filming Dvalishvili as Nurmagomedov and his associates approach the two Georgian wrestlers.


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