ACA 202: Vartanyan chokes out Abdurakov, Kazaryan loses to Dekk — results from Saint Petersburg

On April 12, the ACA 202 MMA event took place in Saint Petersburg, delivering exciting fights and key ranking shifts. Armenian fighters Eduard Vartanyan and Hayk Kazaryan were in the spotlight.

Vartanyan returns in style and targets the title

The main highlight was the return of Eduard Vartanyan, who moved up to welterweight.

He faced Uzaïr Abdurakov:

• Round 1 — strong start by Vartanyan, then Abdurakov took control
• Round 2 — dominant ground control by Vartanyan
• Round 3 — submission victory via choke

Vartanyan secured a third-round submission win and emerged as a serious title contender.

He also donated his performance bonus to flood victims in Dagestan.

Kazaryan loses a tactical fight

In the bantamweight division, Hayk Kazaryan faced Tomáš Deák.

• Fight largely took place against the cage
• Deák controlled the pace
• Kazaryan had moments but couldn’t capitalize

Result: unanimous decision win for Deák.