Zaur Gadzhiev strikes Eduard Vartanyan before fight, receives team warning

Zaur Gadzhiev and/or his teammates allegedly struck Eduard Vartanyan on the back of the head before Vartanyan's fight at an event. Despite the incident, Gadzhiev will not be removed from the promotion. Magomed Bibulatov stated that he had a strict conversation with Gadzhiev about the incident. The altercation appears to have taken place in a backstage area prior to the scheduled bout. The post suggests this was an unprovoked attack that violated pre-fight protocols. No further disciplinary action beyond the verbal warning was mentioned.