.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Workers WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA correspondent for ESPN.com.Professional for "MMA Live".Dealt With Mixed Martial Arts for Sin city SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan accused Mikaela Mayer, her challenger in a name fight Friday evening in Nyc, of orchestrating a pre-fight feat through which Ryan was actually struck by a paint can easily as she left her hotel previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) shed her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through majority decision, with the courts scoring the battle 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Garden was deeply individual for both, as Ryan had been actually partnering with Mayer's former long time trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer split ways along with Koroma when he chose to deal with Ryan, an action she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her lodging for the place Friday, she was struck through an available paint may coming from an unknown male. She stated she felt something "shatter" right into her stomach, and afterwards found a guy in a hoodie go to a vehicle and drive away. Ryan was actually uninjured and continued on to the venue after modifying clothing in her lodging room.She as well as her team informed ESPN they thought it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an allegation Mayer has refuted." Mikaela Mayer is going to obtain it," Ryan mentioned just before the battle. "It was most definitely a create from her group. What else would certainly it be? It is actually got to be actually. I'm coming from the U.K. Who knew what time I was actually emerging of my lodging to head to the venue?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, got better coming from a split selection reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was seeking her second gain this year.