.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA columnist for ESPN.com.Professional for "MMA Live".Covered Mixed Martial Arts for Las Vegas SunEnglish boxer Sandy Ryan indicted Mikaela Mayer, her rival in a name struggle Friday night in New york city, of setting up a pre-fight act in which Ryan was gone to through a coating can easily as she left her hotels and resort earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through large number decision, with the courts racking up the battle 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Landscape was actually heavily personal for both, as Ryan had been actually teaming up with Mayer's past longtime trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer parted methods along with Koroma when he determined to team up with Ryan, a technique she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotels and resort for the site Friday, she was actually hit through an available paint can coming from an unidentified male. She stated she experienced one thing "wreck" in to her stomach, and after that observed a man in a hoodie run to a vehicle and also repel. Ryan was unimpaired and continued on to the location after changing clothing in her resort room.She and her group informed ESPN they believed it was a member of Mayer's camp, an allegation Mayer has denied." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to get it," Ryan said prior to the fight. "It was certainly a setup from her crew. What else will it be actually? It's got to be. I am actually coming from the U.K. That knew what time I was actually visiting of my lodging to visit the venue?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, rebounded from a split decision loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually seeking her 2nd gain this year.