.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Workers WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA correspondent for ESPN.com.Expert for "MMA Live".Dealt With MMA for Sin city SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in a name fight Friday evening in Nyc, of coordinating a pre-fight act in which Ryan was actually reached by a paint 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) through large number selection, with the judges scoring the battle 95-95, 97-93 and also 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Backyard was actually profoundly personal for both, as Ryan had been partnering with Mayer's previous longtime coach Kay Koroma. Mayer parted techniques with Koroma when he chose to collaborate with Ryan, a relocation she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her lodging for the venue Friday, she was hit through an open coating can from an unknown guy. She mentioned she really felt something "shatter" right into her belly, and afterwards found a man in a hoodie go to a car and also drive away. Ryan was uninjured and also advanced to the venue after changing outfits in her hotel room.She and also her staff informed ESPN they believed it was a member of Mayer's camping ground, an allegation Mayer has refuted." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to acquire it," Ryan pointed out before the fight. "It was certainly a create coming from her group. What else would certainly it be? It is actually reached be. I'm coming from the U.K. Who knew what time I was visiting of my accommodation to head to the venue?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, rebounded coming from a split selection loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was trying to find her second gain this year.