.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA correspondent for ESPN.com.Expert for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Covered Mixed Martial Arts for Las Vegas SunEnglish boxer Sandy Ryan accused Mikaela Mayer, her challenger in a name struggle Friday evening in Nyc, of setting up a pre-fight stunt through which Ryan was reached through a paint may as she left her resort earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) lost her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by a large number choice, with the courts racking up the battle 95-95, 97-93 and also 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Yard was heavily individual for both, as Ryan had been actually working with Mayer's previous long time coach Kay Koroma. Mayer split means along with Koroma when he chose to collaborate with Ryan, an action she considered a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotels and resort for the location Friday, she was struck by an open paint can from an unidentified guy. She stated she really felt one thing "wreck" right into her tummy, and then observed a male in a hoodie go to an auto and also dispel. Ryan was uninjured and also continued on to the site after changing clothes in her accommodation room.She and her group informed ESPN they felt it was a member of Mayer's camping ground, an accusation Mayer has actually refused." Mikaela Mayer is going to receive it," Ryan said prior to the match. "It was definitely a create coming from her team. What else would it be actually? It is actually come to be actually. I am actually from the U.K. That recognized what time I was showing up of my hotels and resort to go to the location?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, bounced back coming from a split decision reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was trying to find her 2nd gain this year.