.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Expert for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Covered MMA for Las Vegas SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her enemy in a title battle Friday night in The big apple, of managing a pre-fight act through which Ryan was actually gone to through a paint can as she left her accommodation earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through bulk selection, along with the judges racking up the struggle 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Backyard was greatly individual for both, as Ryan had actually been actually teaming up with Mayer's past longtime trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer parted techniques with Koroma when he chose to team up with Ryan, a move she considered a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotel for the venue Friday, she was hit through an open coating may from an unknown man. She claimed she experienced one thing "shatter" right into her stomach, and after that saw a guy in a hoodie go to an automobile and also repel. Ryan was unscathed as well as continued on to the venue after changing garments in her hotel room.She and her group told ESPN they believed it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, a complaint Mayer has rejected." Mikaela Mayer is going to get it," Ryan mentioned before the match. "It was absolutely a create from her crew. What else will it be? It's come to be. I am actually coming from the U.K. Who knew what time I was emerging of my hotels and resort to head to the site?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, bounced back from a split decision loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually looking for her second succeed this year.