.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA columnist for ESPN.com.Expert for "MMA Live".Covered Mixed Martial Arts for Sin city SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan indicted Mikaela Mayer, her enemy in a name match Friday night in New York, of managing a pre-fight feat through which Ryan was reached through a paint may as she left her hotel earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) shed her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by a large number decision, with the judges scoring the struggle 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Garden was deeply private for both, as Ryan had been actually working with Mayer's former long time train Kay Koroma. Mayer parted techniques with Koroma when he chose to partner with Ryan, a relocation she considered a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her resort for the venue Friday, she was struck through an available coating can from an unknown man. She stated she felt one thing "wreck" right into her tummy, and then saw a man in a hoodie run to an auto as well as dispel. Ryan was unscathed and continued to the place after transforming clothes in her hotels and resort room.She and also her team informed ESPN they believed it was a member of Mayer's camping ground, an accusation Mayer has actually denied." Mikaela Mayer is going to acquire it," Ryan mentioned just before the match. "It was undoubtedly a setup from her group. What else will it be actually? It is actually got to be. I'm from the U.K. That understood what opportunity I was actually coming out of my lodging to go to the site?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recovered from a split selection loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was trying to find her 2nd succeed this year.