.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Workers WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA reporter for ESPN.com.Analyst for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Covered Mixed Martial Arts for Sin city SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan accused Mikaela Mayer, her rival in a title bout Friday evening in Nyc, of setting up a pre-fight act in which Ryan was actually reached through a coating may as she left her accommodation earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) shed her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through bulk choice, along with the courts racking up the fight 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Yard was actually deeply private for both, as Ryan had actually been dealing with Mayer's past long time train Kay Koroma. Mayer parted methods with Koroma when he decided to team up with Ryan, an action she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotels and resort for the venue Friday, she was hit through an open paint may from an unidentified male. She mentioned she experienced one thing "shatter" into her stomach, and then observed a male in a hoodie go to a cars and truck and repel. Ryan was actually unscathed and continued on to the place after altering outfits in her accommodation room.She and also her team told ESPN they felt it belonged to Mayer's camp, an allegation Mayer has refused." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to receive it," Ryan pointed out before the battle. "It was undoubtedly a setup coming from her crew. What else would certainly it be actually? It is actually reached be. I am actually coming from the U.K. That understood what opportunity I was actually coming out of my accommodation to head to the site?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, got better from a split decision reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually trying to find her 2nd win this year.