.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA correspondent for ESPN.com.Analyst for "MMA Live".Dealt With Mixed Martial Arts for Las Vegas SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan indicted Mikaela Mayer, her rival in a title fight Friday evening in New york city, of coordinating a pre-fight act in which Ryan was actually hit through a paint can as she left her hotels and resort earlier 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 judges scoring the struggle 95-95, 97-93 and also 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Backyard was actually greatly personal for both, as Ryan had actually been actually teaming up with Mayer's past longtime train Kay Koroma. Mayer split techniques with Koroma when he chose to team up with Ryan, a relocation she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotels and resort for the site Friday, she was actually hit through an available coating can easily from an unidentified guy. She said she really felt one thing "shatter" right into her tummy, and afterwards observed a guy in a hoodie run to a vehicle and also drive away. Ryan was uninjured and continued on to the site after changing clothes in her resort room.She and also her staff said to ESPN they thought it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an allegation Mayer has rejected." Mikaela Mayer is going to get it," Ryan said before the battle. "It was actually most definitely a setup coming from her team. What else would it be actually? It's reached be. I am actually coming from the U.K. Who knew what opportunity I was emerging of my accommodation to head to the site?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, bounced back from a split choice reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually seeking her 2nd win this year.