.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Professional for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Covered MMA for Sin city SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her rival in a name battle Friday night in New york city, of orchestrating a pre-fight feat through which Ryan was reached by a paint can as she left her hotel earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) shed her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by majority choice, along with the courts scoring the bout 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Yard was profoundly individual for both, as Ryan had been dealing with Mayer's past long time trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer parted ways along with Koroma when he determined to partner with Ryan, a step she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her resort for the place Friday, she was actually hit by an open paint can coming from an unidentified male. She claimed she felt something "smash" in to her tummy, and after that saw a guy in a hoodie run to a cars and truck as well as repel. Ryan was uninjured and also continued on to the place after changing outfits in her resort room.She and also her team informed ESPN they believed it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an accusation Mayer has actually refuted." Mikaela Mayer is going to get it," Ryan pointed out before the fight. "It was most definitely a create coming from her crew. What else would it be actually? It is actually reached be. I am actually coming from the U.K. Who understood what time I was actually appearing of my lodging to go to the location?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recuperated coming from a split choice reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually seeking her 2nd win this year.