Merab Dvalishvili and Saba Lazishvili were released from a UAE detention center on Friday, November 13, according to @arielhelwani. The post says the two had been detained after Wednesday’s hotel brawl in Abu Dhabi and held for nearly 48 hours. Source
Real American Freestyle (RAF) says Dvalishvili is back with its team, but it’s still unclear whether he’ll wrestle Marlon Moraes on Saturday, November 14, according to MMA Fighting’s Friday report. Back with the promotion doesn’t yet mean back on the mat. Source
“I’m pleased to share that Merab Dvalishvili is back with us in Abu Dhabi,” RAF CEO and co-founder Chad Bronstein wrote in a statement quoted by MMA Fighting. “We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the relevant authorities in Abu Dhabi for their professionalism and support.” Source
@arielhelwani reported that Bronstein worked with local authorities to secure both men’s release and was at the detention center when they were freed. RAF’s quoted statement does not mention Lazishvili. Source Source
MMA Fighting describes the hotel incident as an attack on Dvalishvili by a group led by Usman Nurmagomedov and Umar Nurmagomedov. The outlet also reports that RAF announced at Thursday’s pre-event press conference that Usman was banned from attending Saturday’s event. Source
Neither @arielhelwani’s post nor RAF’s quoted statement gives release conditions or says whether either released man faces charges. Source Source
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