"Everyone is so happy for her" - Fans feel the love Ayaka Miura got from her fellow fighters after surgical win over Macarena Aragon

Former ONE strawweight MMA world title challenger Ayaka Miura was very emotional during her victory against Macarena Aragon in their atomweight MMA scrap at ONE 169 inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, last Friday evening.

Her emotions were carried until inside the locker room, where she was seen tearing up in front of her team and other fighters. This moment was captured on video by ONE Championship, and they wrote its caption:

"Emotional rollercoaster 🙏❤️ @ruotolobrothersjiujitsu @ayaka_zombie"

After that emotional moment, the Ruotolo twins approached the Japanese MMA star, who gave compliments for her outstanding performance. This made Miura smile and laugh during the interaction.

Fans also joined the party in giving her kind words and positive messages, as users @teep+owee, @lowkickspamfan, @devonmalcolm69, @taka_dad15, and @datpatotho commented:

"I like how everyone is so happy for her! including us 🙌"

"We love Ayaka. She has come a long way from being Strawweight title contender to now potential Atomweight title contender. Please put her in the atomweight mma rankings!!! She is now 3-0 in the division."

"Warrior class humble spirit.🙏🏽👏🏽🔥"

"We knew that is mean a lot to her, congats ayaka chan"

"All my homies love Ayaka"

Screenshot of fans' comments

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Ayaka Miura makes her way into the atomweight MMA rankings after third straight win

Aside from securing the $50,000 performance bonus from ONE honcho Chatri Sityodtong for his masterful performance, the Tribe Tokyo MMA-affiliated athlete has now crashed a spot in the atomweight MMA division currently reigned by Stamp Fairtex.

This latest triumph has inched her closer toward another championship run after she came up short in her first attempt to be a world champion in the 125-pound weight class when Xiong Jing Nan defeated her via unanimous decision in January 2022 at ONE: Heavy Hitters.

North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can relive all the action from the ONE 169 card via the free event replay.