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Ryan says participant of Mayer's camping ground reached her along with paint can easily before battle

.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA correspondent for ESPN.com.Professional for "MMA Live".Covered Mixed Martial Arts for Sin city SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan indicted Mikaela Mayer, her enemy in a name battle Friday night in Nyc, of setting up a pre-fight act in which Ryan was actually hit by a coating may as she left her lodging earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) lost her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through majority choice, along with the judges racking up the match 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Garden was actually deeply personal for both, as Ryan had actually been working with Mayer's former long time coach Kay Koroma. Mayer parted techniques along with Koroma when he made a decision to partner with Ryan, a relocation she considered a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her resort for the venue Friday, she was struck by an open coating may coming from an unidentified man. She mentioned she felt one thing "shatter" right into her stomach, and after that found a male in a hoodie go to an auto and also repel. Ryan was uninjured and advanced to the site after modifying clothes in her resort room.She and her team told ESPN they thought it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, a complaint Mayer has denied." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to acquire it," Ryan mentioned prior to the fight. "It was undoubtedly a create from her team. What else will it be actually? It's got to be. I'm from the U.K. That understood what opportunity I was actually visiting of my hotels and resort to head to the place?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, got better coming from a split choice reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was looking for her 2nd gain this year.