Eduard Vartanyan allegedly attacked backstage before ACA 202 fight

Eduard Vartanyan was reportedly 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 Gadzhiev. The incident highlighted ongoing issues with ACA's backstage access policies for media versus fighters. The post notes that while media access to locker rooms and backstage areas has been heavily restricted at ACA events, fighters not competing on the card have been allowed in those areas with friends, which enabled the attack. The author, who was previously removed from ringside by security for filming too close to the cage at a Kazakhstan event, criticized the inconsistent application of access rules. Recent improvements in media access policies were acknowledged, though described as not yet ideal.