Merab and Saba remain in police custody and could be held for a further 48 hours. Zviad Lazishvili, Saba's brother, shared the update in a video. No charges or reasons for the detention have been disclosed.
Merab and Saba remain in police custody and could be held for a further 48 hours, according to an update from Saba's brother, Zviad Lazishvili. No charges have been filed, and no reason for the detention has been disclosed.
Lazishvili shared the news in a video on November 12, 2026. The update is a family account of an ongoing situation rather than a statement from the authorities, and the details of why the two men were detained remain unclear.
Who is Zviad Lazishvili?
Lazishvili is a 35-year-old bantamweight from Georgia who fights out of Kaizen MMA. He holds a professional record of 13-1-0 and competes from an orthodox stance. He stands five-foot-six (168 cm) with a 69-inch (175 cm) reach.
His most recent recorded fight came on October 23, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori, where he lost a unanimous decision to Jonathan Martinez over three rounds. It remains the lone defeat on his record.
His statistical profile shows a volume striker with moderate precision. He lands 4.2 significant strikes per minute at 39 percent accuracy. He has not attempted a takedown or a submission in the rate-based numbers we track, which points to a fighter who built his results on the feet.
What we know and what we don't
The reported situation is thin on detail, and several points remain open:
- The duration of the current detention is not stated beyond the potential 48-hour extension.
- No charges have been made public.
- No official reason for the detention has been given by police or any other authority.
Because the only account so far comes from a relative's video, the story rests on that family update. Any further development, including a formal explanation from authorities or the release of the two men, would change the picture considerably.
For now, the extension Lazishvili described is the only concrete timeline on the table. The next two days will likely determine whether charges are brought or the pair are released.
