.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Workers WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA columnist for ESPN.com.Professional for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Covered MMA for Sin city SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in a title fight Friday night in The big apple, of managing a pre-fight feat in which Ryan was actually gone to through a coating can easily as she left her accommodation previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through large number decision, with the courts scoring the bout 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Landscape was actually greatly personal for both, as Ryan had actually been working with Mayer's previous longtime trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer parted ways along with Koroma when he determined to team up with Ryan, an action she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotels and resort for the location Friday, she was struck through an open coating may from an unknown man. She said she felt something "smash" right into her tummy, and then observed a guy in a hoodie run to a cars and truck and also repel. Ryan was actually uninjured and also continued on to the venue after transforming clothing in her hotel room.She as well as her group told ESPN they believed it was a member of Mayer's camping ground, an allegation Mayer has refuted." Mikaela Mayer is going to obtain it," Ryan stated just before the fight. "It was undoubtedly a create from her team. What else would certainly it be actually? It's reached be actually. I'm from the U.K. Who understood what opportunity I was appearing of my hotel to go to the place?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recuperated from a split selection loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually searching for her second win this year.