Eight people have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a mass brawl involving mixed martial arts fighters Usman Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili at a hotel in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Footage of the incident appeared to show the Russian, Nurmagomedov, approaching Dvalishvili from behind and striking the former UFC bantamweight champion with a slap.
The confrontation quickly escalated into a fight involving both men and members of their respective teams. Abu Dhabi police later confirmed that the incident resulted in 10 arrests.
According to a post from Abu Dhabi’s judicial department shared on social media, all 10 defendants have been convicted in connection with the brawl.
The Abu Dhabi news outlet the National, external provided further detail, reporting that six of the defendants were sentenced to six months in prison, fined £62,000 each, and ordered to be deported once their sentences are served.
Those individuals were found guilty of “disturbing public security, causing panic and endangering lives,” according to the report.
Two others received identical penalties on charges of “violating privacy by using information technology to film and publish footage of the brawl.”
The final two defendants were each fined £10,200 for “disturbing public security and assaulting others.”
None of the defendants have been named publicly, but Real American Freestyle (RAF) co-founder Chad Bronstein said Dvalishvili has since been released from custody.
“I’m pleased to share that Merab Dvalishvili is back with us in Abu Dhabi,” Bronstein said in a statement.
“We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the relevant authorities in Abu Dhabi for their professionalism and support.
“We remain focused on moving forward and are pleased to have Merab back with us.”
BBC Sport has contacted Abu Dhabi’s judicial department for confirmation.
Dvalishvili, 35, had been scheduled to compete at the RAF event in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday against Brazilian Marlon Moraes.
Following the incident, Dvalishvili released a video in which he branded Nurmagomedov, 28, and his team “snakes” while receiving treatment for facial injuries.
Nurmagomedov was in Abu Dhabi to support his brother Umar, who was set to face American Urijah Faber at Saturday’s event.
The two fighters’ teams had clashed previously at an RAF event in July, an altercation that UFC champion Islam Makhachev — a close friend and training partner of the Nurmagomedovs — suggested had led to Wednesday’s brawl.
Nurmagomedov currently holds the PFL lightweight title but is out of contract after winning his last bout with the organisation in July.
He has been heavily linked with a move to the UFC, though on Friday the promotion’s president, Dana White, said he had not spoken with the Russian.
White went on to describe the altercation as “ridiculous” and “stupid,” labelling those involved “a bunch of idiots.”