Eduard Vartanyan allegedly attacked backstage before ACA 202 bout

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 associates of Zaur Gadzhiev. The post criticizes ACA's inconsistent backstage access policies, noting that media are heavily restricted from locker rooms and backstage areas while fighters not competing on the card and their associates can move freely. The author points out the irony that security recently removed him from ringside for filming too close to the cage in Kazakhstan, yet fighters' entourages can be backstage and even initiate altercations. The post acknowledges that ACA's media access policies have improved recently, though not perfectly.