.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Team WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA columnist for ESPN.com.Analyst for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Covered MMA for Sin city SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan indicted Mikaela Mayer, her challenger in a title match Friday evening in New york city, of setting up a pre-fight act in which Ryan was actually struck 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) by majority choice, along with the courts racking up the bout 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Backyard was greatly individual for both, as Ryan had been dealing with Mayer's past longtime instructor Kay Koroma. Mayer parted methods with Koroma when he determined to collaborate with Ryan, a step she considered a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotels and resort for the place Friday, she was struck by an available paint may coming from an unidentified guy. She said she felt something "shatter" right into her tummy, and afterwards saw a guy in a hoodie run to a vehicle and dispel. Ryan was uninjured and advanced to the location after transforming outfits in her hotels and resort room.She and also her crew informed ESPN they believed it belonged to Mayer's camp, an allegation Mayer has refuted." Mikaela Mayer is going to get it," Ryan pointed out prior to the battle. "It was actually definitely a setup coming from her staff. What else will it be actually? It is actually reached be. I'm coming from the U.K. That recognized what time I was actually coming out of my hotels and resort to go to the place?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, bounced back from a split choice loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually trying to find her second succeed this year.