Zaur Gadzhiev involved in altercation with Vartanyan before fight

Zaur Gadzhiev and/or his teammates were involved in an incident where they struck Eduard Vartanyan on the back of the head before Vartanyan's fight. Despite the incident, Gadzhiev will not be expelled from the promotion. Magomed Bibulatov stated that he had a stern conversation with Gadzhiev about the incident. The post does not specify which promotion is involved or provide details about any potential disciplinary action beyond Bibulatov's conversation. This represents pre-fight misconduct that typically would warrant sanctions in professional MMA. The lack of expulsion suggests the promotion opted for internal discipline rather than termination.