.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA columnist for ESPN.com.Professional for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Dealt With Mixed Martial Arts for Sin city SunEnglish boxer Sandy Ryan indicted Mikaela Mayer, her rival in a title match Friday night in Nyc, of orchestrating a pre-fight stunt in which Ryan was actually gone to through a coating can as she left her lodging previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through a large number choice, with the courts racking up the struggle 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Landscape was profoundly personal for both, as Ryan had actually been partnering with Mayer's previous longtime instructor Kay Koroma. Mayer parted means with Koroma when he decided to collaborate with Ryan, an action she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotel for the site Friday, she was hit by an open paint can coming from an unidentified guy. She said she experienced one thing "wreck" in to her stomach, and afterwards found a man in a hoodie run to a cars and truck as well as repel. Ryan was actually unscathed and also continued to the venue after transforming garments in her hotels and resort room.She as well as her crew informed ESPN they thought it belonged to Mayer's camp, an accusation Mayer has actually refuted." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to receive it," Ryan stated before the fight. "It was certainly a setup coming from her staff. What else will it be? It's got to be. I'm from the U.K. Who understood what opportunity I was actually emerging of my accommodation to visit the venue?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recuperated coming from a split decision loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually trying to find her second gain this year.