.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Team WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA reporter for ESPN.com.Professional for "MMA Live".Covered MMA for Sin city SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan accused Mikaela Mayer, her enemy in a title fight Friday night in Nyc, of managing a pre-fight feat in which Ryan was reached by a paint can easily as she left her resort previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by bulk selection, along with the judges scoring the match 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Backyard was deeply individual for both, as Ryan had actually been actually working with Mayer's former long time trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer split ways along with Koroma when he decided to collaborate with Ryan, an action she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her accommodation for the place Friday, she was struck through an open paint may coming from an unknown guy. She said she felt one thing "smash" right into her belly, and after that saw a man in a hoodie run to an auto as well as drive away. Ryan was actually uninjured and also continued to the site after changing outfits in her resort room.She and also her staff told ESPN they felt it belonged to Mayer's camp, an allegation Mayer has actually rejected." Mikaela Mayer is going to acquire it," Ryan stated prior to the match. "It was absolutely a create from her staff. What else would certainly it be? It's reached be actually. I'm from the U.K. That understood what time I was visiting of my accommodation to head to the site?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, rebounded from a split decision reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was seeking her 2nd win this year.