.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA correspondent for ESPN.com.Professional for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Dealt With Mixed Martial Arts for Las Vegas SunEnglish boxer Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in a name struggle Friday evening in The big apple, of managing a pre-fight stunt in which Ryan was actually reached through a paint may as she left her resort earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by bulk choice, with the courts racking up the fight 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Garden was actually deeply personal for both, as Ryan had been working with Mayer's former long time train Kay Koroma. Mayer split techniques along with Koroma when he chose to team up with Ryan, a relocation she considered a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her lodging for the site Friday, she was struck by an available paint may from an unidentified man. She mentioned she felt one thing "smash" into her stomach, and afterwards viewed a guy in a hoodie run to a cars and truck and dispel. Ryan was actually uninjured and continued to the place after altering garments in her lodging room.She and her group said to ESPN they believed it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an allegation Mayer has actually refuted." Mikaela Mayer is going to get it," Ryan mentioned prior to the match. "It was most definitely a setup from her group. What else would certainly it be? It's got to be actually. I am actually from the U.K. Who recognized what time I was coming out of my lodging to visit the location?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recuperated coming from a split selection reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was looking for her 2nd win this year.