Eduard Vartanyan was attacked in the backstage area before his fight at ACA 202 in St. Petersburg, struck in the back of the head by friends of Zaur Gadzhiev. The incident highlights ongoing issues with backstage access at ACA events. The post notes that ACA has historically been strict about media access to locker rooms and backstage areas, keeping journalists in designated media rooms or press seating. However, fighters not competing on the card and their associates have been allowed backstage, leading to this incident. The author mentions recent improvements in media access policies, though not perfect, and references a previous incident in Kazakhstan.
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