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Ryan says participant of Mayer's camping ground reached her along with coating can easily ahead of fight

.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Team WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Analyst for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Dealt With MMA for Las Vegas SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan implicated Mikaela Mayer, her challenger in a title battle Friday night in New york city, of setting up a pre-fight act in which Ryan was reached by a paint may as she left her accommodation previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by a large number decision, with the judges scoring the fight 95-95, 97-93 and also 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Yard was actually deeply individual for both, as Ryan had been actually teaming up with Mayer's past long time trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer split methods with Koroma when he made a decision to partner with Ryan, a technique she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotel for the place Friday, she was actually struck by an available coating can easily coming from an unknown guy. She claimed she experienced one thing "wreck" into her tummy, and then found a man in a hoodie run to an auto and drive away. Ryan was actually unscathed and continued to the location after changing clothes in her hotels and resort room.She as well as her staff said to ESPN they thought it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an allegation Mayer has refused." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to get it," Ryan pointed out just before the match. "It was definitely a create from her team. What else would it be actually? It's come to be actually. I'm coming from the U.K. Who understood what time I was actually visiting of my resort to visit the location?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, rebounded from a split choice loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was searching for her second win this year.