"On another level" - Fans give Mayssa Bastos her flowers after electrifying world title win over Danielle Kelly
A new ONE atomweight submission grappling world champion emerged this past weekend at ONE Fight Night 24 after Mayssa Bastos defeated Danielle Kelly in their world championship match inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.
Bastos showed more aggression and worked her way to multiple submission attempts against Kelly throughout the 10-minute bout to secure the unanimous decision nod from the judges.
The Brazilian superstar's crowning moment was published by ONE Championship on Instagram, with the caption:
"AND NEW 👑 Mayssa Bastos dethrones Danielle Kelly by unanimous decision to become the ONE Women's Atomweight Submission Grappling World Champion! @mayssabastos"
This was the second victory for the nine-time BJJ world champion in the promotion, as she also scored a unanimous decision win on her debut against Kanae Yamada in March 2024 at ONE Fight Night 20.
The Art of Jiu-Jitsu representative got fans hyped for her championship moment, as users @luizamonteirobjj, @yogibeatbox, @samirchantre, and @lungnhai chimed in with their congratulatory messages for Bastos through their comments:
"Amazing Mayssa! On another level! 🔥"
"She is soooo good 👏🔥"
"What a performance !!! @mayssabastos is just another level! Hunting the back and submission all the time with an incredible fast pace! Amazing show @onechampionship and amazing performance @mayssabastos !!! And NEW 👑"
"@mayssabastos you're the best 😍😍"
Mayssa Bastos took home an additional $50,000 bonus for her victory
Bastos' career-defining win over Kelly got even sweeter after ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong gifted her with a $50,000 performance bonus for her outstanding display of submission transitions.
Bastos was joined by Aliff Dor Dechapan (who defeated Zakaria El Jamari via first-round knockout) and Elias Mahmoudi (who defeated Taiki Naito via third-round knockout) as the $50,000 bonus recipients from the card.
North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can rewatch all the action from ONE Fight Night 24 via the free event replay.