.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Team WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Expert for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Covered MMA for Sin city SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan indicted Mikaela Mayer, her challenger in a title battle Friday evening in New york city, of setting up a pre-fight stunt through which Ryan was actually struck by a coating can as she left her lodging previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) lost her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by bulk selection, with the courts racking up the match 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Garden was profoundly personal for both, as Ryan had actually been partnering with Mayer's previous long time coach Kay Koroma. Mayer parted ways along with Koroma when he chose to team up with Ryan, a move she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotel for the site Friday, she was struck through an available coating can coming from an unidentified guy. She stated she really felt one thing "shatter" into her stomach, and after that found a male in a hoodie run to a cars and truck as well as repel. Ryan was actually unimpaired and advanced to the location after changing outfits in her hotel room.She and her team told ESPN they felt it belonged to Mayer's camp, an accusation Mayer has denied." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to receive it," Ryan pointed out before the match. "It was actually certainly a create from her team. What else would certainly it be actually? It is actually come to be. I'm coming from the U.K. Who recognized what opportunity I was actually visiting of my hotel to go to the venue?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, bounced back from a split decision loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was trying to find her second gain this year.