.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Workers WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA columnist for ESPN.com.Professional for "MMA Live".Dealt With MMA for Sin city SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan implicated Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in a name struggle Friday evening in The big apple, of orchestrating a pre-fight act through which Ryan was actually struck by a paint can as she left her hotel previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) shed her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through bulk choice, along with the courts scoring the struggle 95-95, 97-93 and also 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Landscape was greatly personal for both, as Ryan had been partnering with Mayer's previous longtime instructor Kay Koroma. Mayer split methods along with Koroma when he chose to deal with Ryan, a relocation she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotel for the site Friday, she was hit through an available paint can from an unidentified male. She claimed she really felt one thing "wreck" right into her belly, and afterwards saw a male in a hoodie run to an automobile as well as dispel. Ryan was unimpaired and also continued on to the site after transforming outfits in her hotels and resort room.She and her crew told ESPN they thought it was a member of Mayer's camp, a complaint Mayer has refuted." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to receive it," Ryan mentioned just before the match. "It was actually absolutely a setup coming from her crew. What else would it be actually? It's got to be. I'm coming from the U.K. Who knew what opportunity I was actually coming out of my hotel to go to the place?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recovered from a split choice reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually searching for her 2nd gain this year.