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From the hotel lobby to Etihad Arena: Saba Lazishvili, the 21-year-old who stood beside Merab Dvalishvili, gets Urijah Faber at RAF Abu Dhabi

Three days after the Abu Dhabi brawl made him a name, the young Georgian wrestler replaces Umar Nurmagomedov against a UFC Hall of Famer on Saturday night. Dvalishvili wrestles too.

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From the hotel lobby to Etihad Arena: Saba Lazishvili, the 21-year-old who stood beside Merab Dvalishvili, gets Urijah Faber at RAF Abu Dhabi

From the hotel lobby to Etihad Arena: Saba Lazishvili, the 21-year-old who stood beside Merab Dvalishvili, gets Urijah Faber at RAF Abu Dhabi

Latest in combat sports

Stephen Thompson heads into his last fight at UFC 334 at peace with saying goodbye, and determined to finally enjoy the walk

Merab Dvalishvili left bloodied after hotel lobby altercation with Usman Nurmagomedov’s group in Abu Dhabi, three days before RAF Abu Dhabi

OKTAGON 97 wrap: Igor Severino needs 47 seconds to hand Max Holzer his first loss and keep the bantamweight title out of German hands

Three losses in a row and an unbeaten submission artist next: Macy Chiasson’s UFC 334 fight with Bia Mesquita is as important as it gets

Shavkat Rakhmonov answers the setback rumours with a 2027 comeback tease, two years after his last fight

UFC Vegas 124 wrap: Johnny Walker turns a nine-day-notice main event into a third-round knockout of Waldo Cortes-Acosta, and Tatiana Suarez outworks Virna Jandiroba

Ilia Topuria calls the Gaethje loss the worst day of his career, floats retirement, and targets Paddy Pimblett for an April return

UFC Vegas 124 preview: Johnny Walker takes a heavyweight main event on nine days’ notice against Waldo Cortes-Acosta after Sean Brady’s knee infection scraps the original headliner

OKTAGON 97 preview: Hannover’s own Max Holzer gets his chance to become Germany’s first male OKTAGON champion against bantamweight titleholder Igor Severino

UFC 334 early preview: Gane makes his first heavyweight defence against unbeaten Josh Hokit, and Amanda Nunes returns to challenge Kayla Harrison at Madison Square Garden

The Fight Game
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From the hotel lobby to Etihad Arena: Saba Lazishvili, the 21-year-old who stood beside Merab Dvalishvili, gets Urijah Faber at RAF Abu Dhabi

Latest in combat sports

Stephen Thompson heads into his last fight at UFC 334 at peace with saying goodbye, and determined to finally enjoy the walk

Merab Dvalishvili left bloodied after hotel lobby altercation with Usman Nurmagomedov’s group in Abu Dhabi, three days before RAF Abu Dhabi

OKTAGON 97 wrap: Igor Severino needs 47 seconds to hand Max Holzer his first loss and keep the bantamweight title out of German hands

Three losses in a row and an unbeaten submission artist next: Macy Chiasson’s UFC 334 fight with Bia Mesquita is as important as it gets

Shavkat Rakhmonov answers the setback rumours with a 2027 comeback tease, two years after his last fight

UFC Vegas 124 wrap: Johnny Walker turns a nine-day-notice main event into a third-round knockout of Waldo Cortes-Acosta, and Tatiana Suarez outworks Virna Jandiroba

Ilia Topuria calls the Gaethje loss the worst day of his career, floats retirement, and targets Paddy Pimblett for an April return

UFC Vegas 124 preview: Johnny Walker takes a heavyweight main event on nine days’ notice against Waldo Cortes-Acosta after Sean Brady’s knee infection scraps the original headliner

OKTAGON 97 preview: Hannover’s own Max Holzer gets his chance to become Germany’s first male OKTAGON champion against bantamweight titleholder Igor Severino

UFC 334 early preview: Gane makes his first heavyweight defence against unbeaten Josh Hokit, and Amanda Nunes returns to challenge Kayla Harrison at Madison Square Garden

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