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Ryan states participant of Mayer's camping ground struck her along with coating can easily in front of fight

.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Professional for "MMA Live".Covered MMA for Las Vegas SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan indicted Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in a name struggle Friday night in Nyc, of managing a pre-fight act through which Ryan was hit through a coating can as she left her hotels and resort previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through majority decision, with the judges racking up the battle 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Backyard was actually heavily private for both, as Ryan had been collaborating with Mayer's past long time train Kay Koroma. Mayer parted techniques along with Koroma when he determined to work with Ryan, a technique she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotels and resort for the location Friday, she was hit by an available coating can from an unknown man. She said she experienced one thing "wreck" in to her tummy, and after that found a guy in a hoodie run to an auto as well as drive away. Ryan was actually unscathed as well as continued on to the site after transforming outfits in her accommodation room.She and her team said to ESPN they felt it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an accusation Mayer has actually refuted." Mikaela Mayer is going to obtain it," Ryan said before the fight. "It was actually definitely a setup coming from her crew. What else would certainly it be actually? It is actually got to be actually. I am actually coming from the U.K. That knew what opportunity I was coming out of my lodging to head to the location?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, got better from a split choice reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually searching for her 2nd succeed this year.