.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA correspondent for ESPN.com.Expert for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Dealt With Mixed Martial Arts for Sin city SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan implicated Mikaela Mayer, her enemy in a name struggle Friday night in New York, of orchestrating a pre-fight act through which Ryan was reached through a coating may as she left her accommodation earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) lost her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by a large number decision, with the courts scoring the battle 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Backyard was profoundly individual for both, as Ryan had been actually partnering with Mayer's former longtime train Kay Koroma. Mayer parted methods with Koroma when he made a decision to deal with Ryan, a relocation she considered a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her accommodation for the venue Friday, she was actually struck through an open paint can from an unknown male. She claimed she really felt something "wreck" in to her stomach, and then found a guy in a hoodie run to a car as well as repel. Ryan was actually unscathed and advanced to the site after transforming clothes in her accommodation room.She and also her staff told ESPN they felt it was a member of Mayer's camp, an allegation Mayer has refuted." Mikaela Mayer is going to obtain it," Ryan mentioned just before the fight. "It was actually definitely a setup from her staff. What else will it be? It is actually reached be. I'm coming from the U.K. Who understood what opportunity I was showing up of my lodging to visit the site?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recovered coming from a split selection reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was seeking her second gain this year.