Eduard Vartanyan attacked backstage before ACA 202 fight by Gadzhiev's team

Eduard Vartanyan was attacked in the backstage area before his fight at ACA 202 in Saint Petersburg. He was struck in the back of the head by friends of Zaur Gadzhiev. The post criticizes ACA's inconsistent media access policies, noting that while media members are strictly restricted from backstage and locker room areas, fighters not competing on the card and their entourages have more freedom. The author points out the irony that media covering ACA for years face tight restrictions while fighters' friends who initiated this attack had backstage access. The post acknowledges recent improvements in media access policies but suggests they remain imperfect.