ACA criticized for allowing Gadzhiev's team backstage where Vartanyan attacked

Following the attack on Eduard Vartanyan by friends of Zaur Gadzhiev before Vartanyan's fight at ACA 202, questions have been raised about ACA's security protocols. The post notes that ACA has historically been very strict about media presence in locker rooms and backstage areas, often restricting journalists to media rooms or press seating. However, fighters not competing on the card, like Gadzhiev, were allowed backstage with friends, which enabled the attack. The author criticizes this policy, suggesting that fighters outside the active card should be restricted from backstage access while legitimate media who have covered ACA for years are kept away. The post acknowledges that these access issues have improved recently but are still not ideal.