The first fight between Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan may have been marred by a pre-fight paint attack, but this time around they’re painting each other with words.

The two met face-to-face Wednesday for a pre-fight staredown ahead of their rematch this Saturday at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. The fight will be contested for the WBO welterweight title which Mayer lifted from Ryan last September, when she beat her by majority decision.

The two had a tense staredown, though there was no trash talk, at least when they were in front of one another.

Ryan, 7-2-1 (3 KOs), of Derby, England has been keen to get her revenge, particularly after she was doused in red paint prior to her arrival at their first fight in New York City - an attack she blames on the Mayer camp (and which Mayer’s team has denied involvement).

"You can see she loves the attention, the talk. When you don't give her that, it triggers her. So, she's saying, 'Oh, she's scared.' I'm not scared. We just did a faceoff. This is for the media. This is what's in the contract, and we're here. She loves to talk and loves the media. When you don't give her that, it makes her talk all kinds of nonsense,” said Ryan.

Mayer, 20-2 (5 KOs), wasn’t surprised about Ryan’s critiques towards her, and says she thinks her trainer Kay Koroma, who had previously trained Mayer, may have had something to do with her approach.

"She thinks she's so tricky. We know that's how she is. We know she's going to say that because she doesn't like to engage anyway, and neither does her coach. Her coach wants to hide and stay in the shadows, and he's probably telling her, 'Don't engage,’” said Mayer.

“I’m just doing what I have to do. I don't do anything but speak the facts, and I'm doing my part to sell this fight. Everyone is coming together and working hard to give her the rematch that she wanted. The least she can do is show up and help the promotion of this fight.”

The Top Rank-promoted show, which will air live on ESPN in the United States, beginning at 10 p.m. ET, will also feature Brian Norman Jnr making the first defense of his WBO welterweight title against Derrieck Cuevas in the co-main event, with Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington, Emiliano Vargas and Delante “Tiger” Johnson set for the undercard.