.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA columnist for ESPN.com.Expert for "MMA Live".Covered Mixed Martial Arts for Sin city SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan accused Mikaela Mayer, her enemy in a title struggle Friday night in The big apple, of setting up a pre-fight stunt through which Ryan was actually gone to through a coating may as she left her accommodation earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) shed her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by large number choice, along with the judges scoring the bout 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Backyard was actually greatly private for both, as Ryan had actually been actually teaming up with Mayer's former long time instructor Kay Koroma. Mayer split techniques with Koroma when he determined to deal with Ryan, a technique she considered a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her resort for the location Friday, she was struck by an available paint can easily from an unknown man. She said she experienced something "shatter" in to her stomach, and afterwards saw a man in a hoodie go to an automobile and also repel. Ryan was unimpaired as well as advanced to the location after transforming garments in her accommodation room.She as well as her team said to ESPN they thought it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an accusation Mayer has actually refuted." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to obtain it," Ryan mentioned before the match. "It was actually definitely a setup coming from her crew. What else would certainly it be actually? It is actually got to be actually. I am actually from the U.K. Who knew what time I was actually showing up of my resort to head to the venue?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recuperated coming from a split decision reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually looking for her second win this year.