Merab Dvalishvili and Saba Lazishvili released in Abu Dhabi as Merab jokes about shoelaces
Video shows the pair greeted by RAF officials and Giga Chikadze after their release. Dvalishvili is still due to face Marlon Moraes at RAF Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Merab Dvalishvili and Saba Lazishvili are free after being detained in Abu Dhabi. Ariel Helwani's video on Friday shows RAF officials and fellow Georgian Giga Chikadze greeting them after their release.
Dvalishvili jokes about using a plastic bag as his shoelaces and losing his belt while he was detained in a second clip from Helwani, who wrote: "Merab is truly one of a kind." The footage shows white trainers laced with strips of clear plastic.
Dvalishvili was detained after the brawl with Usman Nurmagomedov and members of his team. He is still due to face Marlon Moraes at RAF Abu Dhabi on Saturday, MMA Fighting reported. Lazishvili replaces Umar Nurmagomedov against Urijah Faber on the same card.
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