India, Nov. 15 -- Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has made an emotional appeal to the Abu Dhabi government, urging authorities to release Usman Nurmagomedov and his teammates following their involvement in a controversial hotel brawl earlier this week. The Georgian fighter made the request during his post-fight interview at Real American Freestyle (RAF) Abu Dhabi, calling for peace and compassion after the incident.

"Please. Please. We are just fighters. I want them out, please," Dvalishvili said while addressing the authorities. His appeal came just hours after he secured an impressive victory over former UFC fighter Marlon Moraes at the Etihad Arena.

The 35-year-old's comments marked a surprising turn in the situati...