Eduard Vartanyan attacked backstage before fight by Zaur Gadzhiev's associates

Eduard Vartanyan was physically assaulted in the backstage area before his fight with Uzair at ACA 202 in Saint Petersburg. Friends of Zaur Gadzhiev struck Vartanyan on the back of the head in the attack. The incident highlights security concerns and raises questions about access control in the backstage area. The post notes that ACA has historically maintained strict policies about media access to locker rooms and backstage areas, yet fighters not competing on the card and their associates were able to move freely enough to initiate an altercation. The author criticizes the inconsistency of allowing such access to fighters while restricting journalists who have covered ACA for years.