.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA correspondent for ESPN.com.Professional for "MMA Live".Dealt With MMA for Sin city SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan accused Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in a name struggle Friday evening in The big apple, of setting up a pre-fight feat in which Ryan was hit through a coating can as she left her hotel previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by large number decision, with the courts racking up the fight 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Landscape was actually heavily personal for both, as Ryan had actually been actually teaming up with Mayer's former longtime coach Kay Koroma. Mayer split methods with Koroma when he made a decision to team up with Ryan, a move she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her accommodation for the location Friday, she was hit through an open coating can easily coming from an unknown male. She stated she experienced one thing "smash" in to her belly, and after that observed a man in a hoodie run to an auto and also dispel. Ryan was actually unimpaired and continued to the site after transforming outfits in her resort room.She and her staff said to ESPN they felt it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, a complaint Mayer has rejected." Mikaela Mayer is going to acquire it," Ryan claimed prior to the battle. "It was certainly a setup from her team. What else would certainly it be actually? It is actually come to be actually. I'm from the U.K. That recognized what opportunity I was actually appearing of my hotels and resort to head to the location?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, rebounded coming from a split selection loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually seeking her second win this year.