.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Workers WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Expert for "MMA Live".Dealt With Mixed Martial Arts for Las Vegas SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan implicated Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in a name battle Friday evening in The big apple, of coordinating a pre-fight feat through which Ryan was actually reached through a paint may as she left her resort previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through large number decision, along with the courts racking up the battle 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Yard was actually greatly private for both, as Ryan had actually been partnering with Mayer's former long time instructor Kay Koroma. Mayer parted ways along with Koroma when he decided to team up with Ryan, a step she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotel for the site Friday, she was hit through an open paint can easily from an unidentified guy. She said she felt something "wreck" into her stomach, and then viewed a man in a hoodie go to a vehicle and drive away. Ryan was unscathed and continued on to the location after modifying clothes in her hotel room.She and her group told ESPN they thought it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an accusation Mayer has refused." Mikaela Mayer is going to get it," Ryan mentioned before the battle. "It was actually certainly a setup coming from her group. What else will it be? It's got to be actually. I'm from the U.K. Who recognized what time I was actually visiting of my hotel to head to the site?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, rebounded coming from a split choice loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually looking for her 2nd win this year.