.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Expert for "MMA Live".Covered Mixed Martial Arts for Las Vegas SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan implicated Mikaela Mayer, her challenger in a name match Friday night in New York, of coordinating a pre-fight stunt through which Ryan was actually reached through a coating can as she left her hotel earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through large number choice, with the judges racking up the fight 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Garden was profoundly personal for both, as Ryan had actually been partnering with Mayer's past longtime train Kay Koroma. Mayer parted means along with Koroma when he made a decision to deal with Ryan, a technique she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her lodging for the site Friday, she was hit through an available paint may coming from an unidentified male. She mentioned she experienced one thing "smash" in to her tummy, and then observed a guy in a hoodie run to a vehicle as well as repel. Ryan was unimpaired and advanced to the venue after modifying garments in her hotels and resort room.She and also her staff said to ESPN they believed it was a member of Mayer's camp, a complaint Mayer has refuted." Mikaela Mayer is going to acquire it," Ryan claimed just before the battle. "It was most definitely a create from her crew. What else would it be? It's come to be actually. I'm coming from the U.K. Who knew what time I was appearing of my accommodation to visit the site?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, rebounded from a split selection reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was looking for her second win this year.