Eduard Vartanyan attacked backstage before ACA 202 fight by Gadjiev associates

Eduard Vartanyan was attacked in the backstage area before his ACA 202 bout by friends of Zaur Gadjiev, who struck him in the back of the head. The incident highlights ongoing issues with fighter access to restricted areas at ACA events. The post notes that while media representatives who have covered ACA for years are often denied backstage access, fighters not competing on the card and their entourages can freely move through these areas and even initiate confrontations. The author mentions that access policies have improved recently but remain imperfect, and references being removed from ringside by security at a previous Kazakhstan event for filming too close to the cage.