.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Team WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Expert for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Covered MMA for Las Vegas SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan accused Mikaela Mayer, her enemy in a name battle Friday night in New york city, of setting up a pre-fight feat in which Ryan was actually struck by a paint can as she left her hotel earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) shed her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through large number selection, with the judges scoring the battle 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Landscape was profoundly personal for both, as Ryan had been actually partnering with Mayer's previous long time trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer split techniques with Koroma when he made a decision to team up with Ryan, a step she considered a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her lodging for the place Friday, she was struck by an open coating can easily from an unidentified guy. She claimed she experienced something "shatter" right into her belly, and afterwards saw a male in a hoodie run to a vehicle as well as drive away. Ryan was unscathed as well as advanced to the venue after modifying garments in her hotels and resort room.She as well as her team informed ESPN they felt it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an allegation Mayer has actually refused." Mikaela Mayer is going to obtain it," Ryan mentioned before the match. "It was actually undoubtedly a create from her group. What else will it be? It is actually reached be actually. I am actually coming from the U.K. That recognized what time I was appearing of my resort to head to the location?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, rebounded from a split choice reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was seeking her second succeed this year.