Eduard Vartanyan allegedly attacked backstage at ACA 202 by Zaur Gadzhiev's friends

Eduard Vartanyan was reportedly attacked in the backstage area before his fight with Uzair at ACA 202 in St. Petersburg, struck in the back of the head by friends of Zaur Gadzhiev. The incident highlights ongoing issues with ACA's backstage access policies, where media representatives are typically restricted from locker rooms and backstage areas while fighters not competing on the card and their associates have more freedom. The post notes that while ACA has improved media access recently, it remains imperfect. This situation contrasts with the organization's historically strict treatment of media personnel, with one journalist recounting being physically removed from ringside by security for filming too close to the cage at a recent Kazakhstan event.