.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA reporter for ESPN.com.Professional for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Covered Mixed Martial Arts for Sin city SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her rival in a name bout Friday night in New York, of orchestrating a pre-fight act through which Ryan was actually hit by a coating can as she left her resort previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by a large number decision, with the courts racking up the fight 95-95, 97-93 and also 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Landscape was deeply private for both, as Ryan had actually been collaborating with Mayer's past long time instructor Kay Koroma. Mayer split means with Koroma when he chose to collaborate with Ryan, an action she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her resort for the site Friday, she was actually hit by an available coating can from an unidentified man. She stated she experienced one thing "shatter" into her belly, and afterwards viewed a guy in a hoodie go to a vehicle and also dispel. Ryan was uninjured and also continued to the site after transforming clothing in her lodging room.She and her crew informed ESPN they believed it belonged to Mayer's camp, an allegation Mayer has denied." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to get it," Ryan pointed out before the match. "It was actually most definitely a setup from her crew. What else would it be actually? It's reached be actually. I am actually coming from the U.K. Who recognized what opportunity I was actually coming out of my resort to head to the location?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, bounced back coming from a split selection loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually searching for her second succeed this year.