Eduard Vartanyan allegedly attacked backstage before ACA 202 fight with Uzair

Eduard Vartanyan was reportedly attacked in the backstage area before his fight with Uzair at ACA 202 in Saint Petersburg, struck in the back of the head by friends of Zaur Gadzhiev. The post criticizes ACA's security policies, noting that while media are strictly restricted from locker rooms and backstage areas, fighters not competing on the card and their entourages have access and can even initiate fights. The author, who was once removed from ringside by security for filming too close to the cage, questions why credentialed media who have covered ACA for years face tight restrictions while inactive fighters roam freely backstage. The post acknowledges these policies have improved recently but remain imperfect. The incident highlights ongoing security and access control issues at ACA events.