.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA columnist for ESPN.com.Professional for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Dealt With Mixed Martial Arts for Las Vegas SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan indicted 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 actually hit through a coating may 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 majority choice, with the judges scoring the match 95-95, 97-93 and also 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Yard was actually greatly individual for both, as Ryan had been actually partnering with Mayer's previous longtime train Kay Koroma. Mayer split techniques along with Koroma when he determined to team up with Ryan, a relocation she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotels and resort for the venue Friday, she was actually struck by an open coating can easily coming from an unknown male. She stated she experienced something "wreck" in to her stomach, and then viewed a male in a hoodie run to an automobile as well as repel. Ryan was uninjured and also advanced to the site after modifying outfits in her resort room.She and also her group told ESPN they thought it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an accusation Mayer has denied." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to acquire it," Ryan mentioned just before the battle. "It was most definitely a create from her team. What else would certainly it be? It's got to be. I'm from the U.K. That recognized what time I was actually coming out of my lodging to head to the venue?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recuperated from a split choice reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was searching for her 2nd succeed this year.