.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA reporter for ESPN.com.Expert for "MMA Live".Covered MMA for Sin city SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in a name match Friday night in The big apple, of setting up a pre-fight act in which Ryan was struck by a paint can easily as she left her accommodation previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) lost her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through bulk selection, along with the courts scoring the struggle 95-95, 97-93 and also 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Yard was actually deeply private for both, as Ryan had actually been actually working with Mayer's past long time trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer parted ways along with Koroma when he decided to work with Ryan, an action she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotels and resort for the location Friday, she was actually struck through an open paint may from an unidentified guy. She claimed she felt one thing "wreck" into her stomach, and then found a male in a hoodie run to a cars and truck and dispel. Ryan was actually unscathed as well as advanced to the site after modifying clothes in her lodging room.She and also her team told ESPN they believed it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an accusation Mayer has refused." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to acquire it," Ryan stated before the match. "It was absolutely a setup coming from her team. What else would certainly it be actually? It is actually come to be actually. I am actually coming from the U.K. Who understood what opportunity I was showing up of my hotels and resort to visit the site?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recuperated coming from a split decision reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually seeking her 2nd gain this year.