.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA reporter for ESPN.com.Analyst for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Dealt With MMA for Las Vegas SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her challenger in a name fight Friday evening in New york city, of orchestrating a pre-fight stunt in which Ryan was actually struck through a coating may as she left her accommodation previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) lost her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by large number decision, with the courts racking up the fight 95-95, 97-93 and also 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Backyard was profoundly individual for both, as Ryan had actually been actually collaborating with Mayer's former longtime instructor Kay Koroma. Mayer parted means with Koroma when he determined to work with Ryan, an action she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her accommodation for the site Friday, she was actually struck by an open paint can coming from an unknown man. She mentioned she really felt one thing "shatter" right into her tummy, and then viewed a male in a hoodie go to an auto and dispel. Ryan was uninjured and also advanced to the site after transforming clothing in her hotels and resort room.She as well as her group said to ESPN they believed it was a member of Mayer's camp, a complaint Mayer has rejected." Mikaela Mayer is going to acquire it," Ryan said before the match. "It was actually most definitely a setup coming from her staff. What else would it be? It's come to be. I'm from the U.K. That knew what opportunity I was coming out of my hotels and resort to head to the site?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recovered coming from a split choice loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was looking for her second succeed this year.