.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA correspondent for ESPN.com.Expert for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Dealt With MMA for Sin city SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in a title match Friday night in Nyc, of setting up a pre-fight feat in which Ryan was actually reached by a paint may as she left her hotels and resort earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through majority choice, along with the judges scoring the fight 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Backyard was profoundly private for both, as Ryan had been actually working with Mayer's former long time train Kay Koroma. Mayer split ways with Koroma when he determined to collaborate with Ryan, a step she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her lodging for the place Friday, she was actually struck through an available coating can easily from an unidentified guy. She claimed she really felt one thing "smash" in to her stomach, and afterwards observed a male in a hoodie run to a car and dispel. Ryan was unimpaired and continued to the location after transforming outfits in her accommodation room.She and also her staff informed ESPN they believed it was a member of Mayer's camping ground, an allegation Mayer has denied." Mikaela Mayer is going to receive it," Ryan stated before the battle. "It was most definitely a setup coming from her staff. What else will it be actually? It's come to be. I'm coming from the U.K. That recognized what time I was actually visiting of my resort to go to the place?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recovered coming from a split selection reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was seeking her second win this year.