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 raised questions about ACA's access policies, as the promotion typically restricts media access to locker rooms and backstage areas while allowing fighters not on the card to move freely. The post notes that media policies have improved recently but remain imperfect. Despite the attack, Vartanyan went on to compete in his scheduled bout.
