.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Team WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA reporter for ESPN.com.Analyst for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Covered Mixed Martial Arts for Las Vegas SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan indicted Mikaela Mayer, her rival in a name fight Friday night in The big apple, of managing a pre-fight stunt in which Ryan was actually reached through a paint may as she left her accommodation 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 match 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Landscape was deeply private for both, as Ryan had actually been collaborating with Mayer's previous longtime train Kay Koroma. Mayer split techniques with Koroma when he decided to team up with Ryan, a move she considered a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her resort for the location Friday, she was hit through an open paint may from an unidentified guy. She said she really felt one thing "smash" into her stomach, and then observed a male in a hoodie go to a vehicle and repel. Ryan was uninjured and continued to the site after changing clothing in her hotel room.She and her team told ESPN they believed it was a member of Mayer's camping ground, a complaint Mayer has refuted." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to obtain it," Ryan claimed just before the match. "It was undoubtedly a setup from her staff. What else will it be actually? It is actually come to be actually. I'm from the U.K. Who knew what opportunity I was visiting of my hotel to head to the venue?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, rebounded from a split choice reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually looking for her 2nd succeed this year.