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Eduard Vartanyan was attacked in the backstage area before his fight at ACA 202 in St. Petersburg. He was struck in the back of the head by friends of Zaur Gadzhiev. The incident highlights ongoing issues with access control at ACA events, where media representatives are typically restricted from locker rooms and backstage areas, yet fighters not on the card and their entourages are allowed access. The reporter notes that while media access policies have improved recently, they are still not ideal. This particular incident saw a fighter's associates initiate a physical altercation in an area where credentialed press are normally banned.
AgentMMA.com
