.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Analyst for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Covered MMA for Sin city SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her challenger in a name battle Friday evening in The big apple, of setting up a pre-fight feat in which Ryan was actually reached through a paint can easily as she left her lodging earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) shed her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through majority selection, with the courts scoring the fight 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Landscape was actually deeply private for both, as Ryan had actually been actually dealing with Mayer's past longtime coach Kay Koroma. Mayer split techniques along with Koroma when he chose to work with Ryan, an action she considered a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her accommodation for the location Friday, she was hit through an available coating may from an unidentified male. She stated she really felt one thing "smash" into her belly, and after that viewed a male in a hoodie go to a vehicle and also dispel. Ryan was unscathed and also advanced to the location after changing clothing in her lodging room.She and her group informed ESPN they thought it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, a complaint Mayer has rejected." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to acquire it," Ryan stated prior to the fight. "It was actually undoubtedly a setup from her group. What else would certainly it be? It's come to be. I'm from the U.K. Who recognized what time I was actually appearing of my accommodation to visit the venue?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, rebounded coming from a split decision loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was seeking her second win this year.