Usman Nurmagomedov arrested for an alleged hit and run involving a police car

Bellator 263 weigh-ins: Usman Nurmagomedov (photo by Amy Kaplan/FanSided)
Bellator 263 weigh-ins: Usman Nurmagomedov (photo by Amy Kaplan/FanSided)

Usman Nurmagomedov allegedly arrested for hit and run involving a police car.

Reports from a Russian news outlet, TASS, say that Usman Nurmagomedov and friend Kamal Idrisov were taken into custody in Moscow, Russia after allegedly hitting a police car with their vehicle.

Usman is the cousin of former UFC champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov.

“Usman Nurmagomedov and Kamal Idrisov were detained upon flight arrival from Kaspiysk and they are suspected of ramming a police officer with their car at Kaspiysk Airport,” a source told the outlet.

The hit and run reportedly happened at the Kaspiysk Airport which is on the coast of Russia and the pair were captured at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport when their plane landed.

Social media photos circulated earlier in the day showing Usman and his friend’s mugshots.

Usman Nurmagomedov is the cousin of former UFC champion, Khabib

“They are suspected of running over a policeman with a car at the checkpoint of Kaspiysk Airport,” the press office of the Central District of the Transportation Department of the Russian Interior Ministry confirmed with TASS.

TASS also reported details of the incident writing, “According to local investigators, police officers demanded a driver of a Toyota Camry car to stop near a checkpoint of Kaspiysk Airport at about 11:30 a.m. local time. The car with tinted windows had no license numbers and an unidentified driver in that car ignored a police officer’s demand to stop and then sped up over a security barrier running over a police officer, who sustained injuries.”

Some reports say it was Usman driving, though that has yet to be confirmed officially.

Usman fought most recently at Bellator 269 in October where he won via first-round submission.

FanSided reached out to Bellator MMA for comment on the matter.

“The promotion has been made aware of the situation involving Usman Nurmagomedov and is in the process of gathering information and have no further comment at this time,” they replied.