The MMA battle was seen by Armenians as a measure of vengeance for one of the conflict's most notorious episodes. But it appears they got the wrong woman.
The assault highlighted the precarious position of Armenia's LGBT activists, who supported the recent uprising but did so quietly so as to not offend the socially conservative majority.
The controversy pits the grassroots activists who brought a reformist government to power against foreign investors who promise the economic growth Armenia needs.
