Bleacher Report. Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili was involved in a physical altercation with a familiar foe ahead of his scheduled match at Saturday's RAF Abu Dhabi. MMA star Merab Dvalishvili was left with a bloodied and bruised face after claiming he was attacked by Usman Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili is due to fight at an event in Abu Dhabi this Saturday.