"I was just trying to keep up my aggression" - Mayssa Bastos says she had to fight fire with fire against aggressive Danielle Kelly

Mayssa Bastos knew the perfect method to combat Danielle Kelly's attack-only mindset was to give her a taste of her own medicine.

And the Brazilian grappling phenom couldn't have executed it any better when they squared off in ONE Fight Night 24 co-main event last Friday, Aug. 2.

The nine-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion bagged a couple of positional advantages during the second half of their single-round tie, bringing the fire to the Silver Fox BJJ athlete, who enjoyed early success and a catch to push herself into the lead.

However, once Bastos had her foe's number, it looked more and more as if an upset was inevitable.

In the end, the 26-year-old's pressure and late catch impressed all the judges at ringside as she laid her hands on the coveted ONE atomweight submission grappling world title and a hefty US$50,000 performance bonus.

Looking back at her ability to turn the tide and claim the win, Bastos had this to say to Mitch Chilson during the in-ring post-fight interview:

"I knew that she started the fight aggressively, so I was just trying to keep up my aggression as well."

Bastos' win inside the Mecca of Muay Thai moved her to 2-0 under the ONE banner after dispatching Kanae Yamada in her debut.

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Mayssa Bastos wasn't the only one who claimed gold at ONE Fight Night 24

Besides the Brazilian's impressive world title victory, Jarred Brooks passed his main event assignment with relative ease to claim the ONE interim strawweight MMA world champion.

The Mash Fight Team found a route to Gustavo Balart's back to sink in the match-winning rear-naked choke at 4:39 of the opening round, handing the Cuban a first loss in five outings on the global stage while ending his two-match skid.

North American fans with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription can catch the entire card via replay for free.