.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Workers WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Professional for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Dealt With Mixed Martial Arts for Las Vegas SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan accused Mikaela Mayer, her enemy in a title bout Friday evening in New York, of managing a pre-fight stunt in which Ryan was actually reached through a paint can as she left her hotel previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) lost her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through majority decision, along with the judges racking up the struggle 95-95, 97-93 and also 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Backyard was actually greatly personal for both, as Ryan had actually been actually partnering with Mayer's former longtime train Kay Koroma. Mayer split means with Koroma when he decided to team up with Ryan, a technique she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her lodging for the location Friday, she was actually hit by an available coating can from an unknown guy. She said she experienced something "wreck" in to her tummy, and after that found a guy in a hoodie run to an automobile as well as dispel. Ryan was actually unimpaired as well as continued on to the location after altering outfits in her resort room.She as well as her staff said to ESPN they believed it belonged to Mayer's camp, an accusation Mayer has actually denied." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to get it," Ryan pointed out before the battle. "It was absolutely a create coming from her group. What else would it be? It's come to be actually. I am actually coming from the U.K. That understood what time I was appearing of my hotels and resort to visit the site?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recuperated coming from a split selection reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually looking for her second win this year.