Merab Dvalishvili asks Abu Dhabi to release Usman Nurmagomedov

MMA Junkie's clip captures an octagon appeal to authorities, drawing far more attention than the channel's usual Shorts.

Channel: MMA Junkie Story of November 15, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 213,976 views a day, 26 times a normal first day on this channel (8,237).

Merab Dvalishvili calls for Usman Nurmagomedov’s prison release

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With the microphone in front of him, Merab Dvalishvili directs his appeal beyond the arena crowd: "I would say Abu Dhabi government or whoever can, whoever can do it, please release those guys."

MMA Junkie identifies Usman Nurmagomedov among the people whose release Dvalishvili is seeking. The Short, credited in its description to RAFwrestling, presents an excerpt from a post-fight octagon interview, rather than an update from authorities.

The clip reached roughly 138,000 views in its first 11 hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for a Short. That makes this brief appeal a standout alongside MMA Junkie's stream of fight interviews and press conferences.

Dvalishvili repeats his request to let the men out. As the camera moves across the cheering audience, he offers a simple explanation: "Because we are just fighters..." The interviewer thanks him and describes the appeal as an act of sportsmanship before beginning to wrap up the interview.

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The numbers

The appeal had already drawn substantially more views than a typical MMA Junkie Short receives in its first full day.

the video's first day

usual first day here

8,237

this video

213,976

subscribers

461,000

▲ 2,000 in the last 7 days

total views

358,395,998

views per day

288,769

typical day: 317,063

the video

views

137,949

likes

3,805

comments

738

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

FTC Boxing

560,000

Fight Lab

494,000

THE MMA GURU

468,000

MMA Junkie

461,000

Ekayy

425,000

Boxing Game

412,000

As of November 15, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.