.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Team WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA reporter for ESPN.com.Expert for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Covered Mixed Martial Arts for Las Vegas SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her rival in a title struggle Friday night in The big apple, of orchestrating a pre-fight act through which Ryan was actually reached through a paint may as she left her resort previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) lost her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through a large number decision, with the courts racking up the fight 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Landscape was actually deeply private for both, as Ryan had been actually dealing with Mayer's former longtime trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer split means along with Koroma when he decided to deal with Ryan, a technique she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her lodging for the location Friday, she was hit by an available paint can easily coming from an unknown guy. She said she experienced something "wreck" right into her belly, and then found a guy in a hoodie go to a cars and truck as well as repel. Ryan was unscathed and continued to the place after transforming garments in her lodging room.She and her group said to ESPN they felt it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an allegation Mayer has actually rejected." Mikaela Mayer is going to obtain it," Ryan mentioned prior to the match. "It was most definitely a create coming from her staff. What else will it be? It's got to be. I am actually from the U.K. Who recognized what time I was emerging of my hotels and resort to go to the site?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, rebounded from a split decision reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was looking for her second win this year.