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Ryan says participant of Mayer's camping ground struck her along with paint can in front of battle

.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA reporter for ESPN.com.Analyst for "MMA Live".Covered Mixed Martial Arts for Sin city SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan implicated Mikaela Mayer, her rival in a title bout Friday evening in New York, of setting up a pre-fight act through which Ryan was actually hit by a paint 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) by majority selection, along with the judges racking up the bout 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Garden was heavily personal for both, as Ryan had actually been actually dealing with Mayer's previous longtime coach Kay Koroma. Mayer split ways with Koroma when he chose to deal with Ryan, an action she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her accommodation for the place Friday, she was hit through an available paint may from an unidentified guy. She claimed she felt one thing "shatter" into her belly, and after that observed a male in a hoodie go to a vehicle as well as repel. Ryan was unimpaired and also continued on to the site after transforming clothing in her hotel room.She as well as her crew informed ESPN they thought it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an accusation Mayer has denied." Mikaela Mayer is going to obtain it," Ryan pointed out prior to the battle. "It was actually absolutely a create coming from her team. What else would certainly it be? It is actually reached be. I am actually from the U.K. Who recognized what opportunity I was actually emerging of my hotel to head to the site?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, rebounded coming from a split selection reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was trying to find her 2nd win this year.