.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA columnist for ESPN.com.Expert for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Dealt With Mixed Martial Arts for Las Vegas SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her rival in a name fight Friday night in New york city, of managing a pre-fight stunt in which Ryan was reached through a paint can easily as she left her resort earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) shed her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by majority choice, with the judges scoring the struggle 95-95, 97-93 and also 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Garden was actually profoundly private for both, as Ryan had actually been teaming up with Mayer's previous long time train Kay Koroma. Mayer parted methods with Koroma when he chose to partner with Ryan, a relocation she considered a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her lodging for the place Friday, she was actually hit through an open paint can coming from an unknown man. She mentioned she really felt something "shatter" into her belly, and afterwards found a man in a hoodie run to an automobile and drive away. Ryan was actually uninjured and advanced to the place after changing clothing in her hotel room.She as well as her team said to ESPN they thought it was a member of Mayer's camping ground, an accusation Mayer has actually refuted." Mikaela Mayer is going to obtain it," Ryan claimed prior to the fight. "It was absolutely a create coming from her team. What else would it be actually? It is actually got to be actually. I'm from the U.K. That knew what opportunity I was emerging of my lodging to head to the place?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, bounced back coming from a split decision reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually seeking her 2nd win this year.