"Too easy for Mayssa" - Fans have nothing but love for Mayssa Bastos clutch showing in world title defense against Danielle Kelly

Mayssa Bastos (left) and Danielle Kelly (right) | Image credit: ONE Championship
Mayssa Bastos (left) and Danielle Kelly (right) | Image credit: ONE Championship

Reigning ONE atomweight submission grappling world champion Mayssa Bastos made sure to erase all the doubts from her first win against former divisional queen Danielle Kelly after reasserting her mastery in their championship rematch at ONE Fight Night 26 inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, last week.

Bastos was relentless throughout the 10-minute match and secured the late catch with a heel hook submission attempt that ultimately stamped her win over the American.

ONE Championship published her winning moment on their Instagram account, and they captioned it with:

"AND STILL 👑 Mayssa Bastos outpoints Danielle Kelly in their ONE Women's Atomweight Submission Grappling World Title rematch! @mayssabastos"

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This another spectacular display of grappling skills by Bastos was hailed by fans, particularly by users @davidwillisjj, @_bermuda.triangle, @thetechnicalgrappler, and @ftinomorales_jj, who sent high praise through their comments:

"Too easy for Mayssa. Back to the drawing board for Danielle."
"YEP! This was always going to be the outcome! Kelly looked behind most of the match. Being phycial doesn't work against the highly skilled. Mayssa had an unpassable guard and amazing top game to pass, and eventually get to that heel hook almost identical to last match. #AndStill 🔥🔥"
"@mayssabastos is world class grappler and she proved it again. Spamming "catches" doesn't mean jack of you're getting outclassed in almost every aspect of grappling. Mayssa is levels ahead of Danielle when it comes to technique and that's a fact 🔥"
"@mayssabastos is on another level."
Screenshot of fans' comments
Screenshot of fans' comments

Mayssa Bastos says she will fight anyone that ONE Championship would pit against her

After fending off the challenge of the revenge-seeking Kelly, the Art of Jiu-Jitsu representative made it known that she would be ready to take on any contenders that ONE Championship would give her.

Bastos reiterated this intention during his post-fight interview with the promotion by saying:

"Anyone. Any other new girl I would like to fight [them]. I don't know. I cannot think about any girl. So whoever ONE wants me to fight, I will fight."

North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can watch all the action at ONE Fight Night 26 via the free event replay.

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