.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Analyst for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Dealt With MMA for Las Vegas SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan indicted Mikaela Mayer, her challenger in a name battle Friday night in The big apple, of managing a pre-fight stunt through which Ryan was struck through a paint can easily as she left her accommodation earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by a large number selection, along with the judges scoring the battle 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Backyard was actually heavily personal for both, as Ryan had actually been working with Mayer's previous long time coach Kay Koroma. Mayer parted means along with Koroma when he chose to team up with Ryan, a technique she considered a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotel for the site Friday, she was struck through an open coating can easily coming from an unknown guy. She mentioned she really felt something "wreck" right into her stomach, and after that saw a male in a hoodie go to an auto as well as drive away. Ryan was actually unimpaired as well as continued on to the site after changing clothes in her accommodation room.She as well as her team informed ESPN they thought it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, a complaint Mayer has rejected." Mikaela Mayer is going to acquire it," Ryan pointed out prior to the fight. "It was most definitely a setup coming from her group. What else will it be? It is actually got to be. I'm coming from the U.K. Who recognized what time I was appearing of my lodging to visit the location?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recovered from a split choice loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was seeking her second gain this year.