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Eduard Vartanyan was 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 Gadjiev. The post criticizes ACA's strict media access policies for the backstage area while allowing fighters not competing on the card to roam freely with their entourages. The author notes that accredited journalists who have covered ACA for years face restrictions while fighters can access these areas and even initiate altercations. The post acknowledges that access policies have improved recently, though not yet ideal, and references a previous incident in Kazakhstan where security removed the author from ringside.
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