UFC: Dvalishvili reportedly still held after clash with Usman Nurmagomedov

Merab Dvalishvili appears to remain in custody after a Wednesday clash with Usman Nurmagomedov, Bloody Elbow reports. The outlet places the former UFC bantamweight champion in Abu Dhabi this week.

A friend of the fighter has made an urgent public plea for him, according to the same report. The wording is cautious: it describes only an apparent detention.

No official source is cited on where the case goes next or on any release of the fighter.