UFC’s star content creator Nina Marie-Daniele wants the promotion to ban Usman Nurmagomedov and his friends for attacking former bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili earlier today, at a hotel lobby in Abu Dhabi.
Dvalishvili has a history with the Nurmagomedov camp, especially with Umar, whom he beat at UFC 311. Also, a few months before, at RAF Georgia, Dvalishvili had slapped one of Umar’s friends. However, after the incident, “The Machine” apologised for losing his cool, and last month, before his UFC 333 title rematch with Petr Yan, Dvalishvili had also said that he and Umar had buried the hatchet. The 35-year-old even wanted to train at Khabib’s gym in Abu Dhabi.
However, Usman, Umar and others had not forgiven Dvalishvili for the aforementioned Tbilisi incident and came to return the favour earlier today in Abu Dhabi.
Usman Nurmagomedov, Umar and his team attacked Dvalishvili and his friend from behind. “The Machine” was outnumbered in the melee and suffered some damage to his face. Meanwhile, his friend did a good job of tackling some of the Russian fighters.
The MMA community has blasted the undefeated Usman for attacking the Georgian phenom. Several netizens, reacting to the Usman x Merab melee raw footage, have specifically asked the UFC not to grant the PFL lightweight champion a contract.
Now Nina Drama has asked the promotion to ban Usman and his team from the UFC.
Nina Drama Wants Usman Nurmagomedov and Team to be banned from UFC
While reacting to the incident, Nina-Marie Daniele called out Usman Nurmagomedov, his brother Umar, and the other fighters involved for their ‘cowardly actions.’ She also reminded the UFC brass that Dillon Danis was attacked by Russian fighters at UFC 322. Danis was banned following the altercation. However, none of the other fighters involved in the incident faced similar consequences.
This time, however, Daniele has called on UFC officials to ban Usman and the others involved in the attack on her close friend Merab Dvalishvili. She said:
“Merab Dvalishvili is like a brother to me. Seeing that video of him getting attacked made me sick to my stomach. Those cowards must pay for what they did. A premeditated attack, with their phones already filming. A bunch of degenerates.”
The UFC banned Dillon Danis after HE got attacked, jumped by 20 guys when it was just him and his brother and they did nothing to them? I really hope the UFC bans Usman Nurmagomedov and his friends from ever stepping foot in inside the UFC. He tried to elbow Song Yadong after he jumped the cage… Just because he has the last name doesn’t make him above anyone else.”
Check out Nina-Marie Daniele’s comments below:
