Zaur Gadzhiev attacked Eduard Vartanyan before fight, receives warning from coach

Zaur Gadzhiev and/or his teammates physically attacked Eduard Vartanyan before Vartanyan's fight, striking him on the back of the head. The incident occurred in the backstage area prior to the scheduled bout. Despite the attack, Gadzhiev will not be removed from the promotion. Magomed Bibulatov stated that he had a stern conversation with Gadzhiev about the incident. The post indicates this was not an isolated incident of backstage confrontation. No disciplinary action beyond the verbal warning was mentioned.