Mayssa Bastos' stunning unanimous decision win over Danielle Kelly at ONE Fight Night 24 earned her a $50,000 bonus. On Friday, December 6, she plans to deliver something even more exciting in their highly anticipated rematch.
Emanating from the iconic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, Bastos will put her ONE atomweight submission grappling world championship on the line for the first time since defeating Kelly to win the crown four months away.
Running it back as part of a loaded ONE Fight Night 26 card on Amazon Prime Video, Bastos is coming for another 50k, and she plans to make it even more impressive the second time around.
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“It’s a very good motivation, right? There’s nothing better than being rewarded for having had a great performance," Bastos told ONE Championship during a recent interview. "The reward is very good, so it just motivates me.”
Of course, that'll be easier said than done against Danielle Kelly — a grappler hellbent on evening the score and taking back the 26 pounds of gold she lost over the summer.
Danielle Kelly coming to take back her title at ONE Fight Night 26
Kelly's loss to Mayssa Bastos was her first defeat under the ONE Championship banner — and one that came with a hint of controversy, considering many fight fans believed Kelly did more than enough to retain her title the first time around.
But Kelly is not interested in living in the past. She's only focused on the future — a future that includes her beating Bastos and bringing the atomweight submission grappling crown back to the United States.
“Well, one is getting my belt back. But, two, it’s definitely beating Mayssa, because, again, I don’t care about the numbers and rankings," Kelly told the promotion during a recent interview.
Will Kelly succeed in her task of taking back the title, or will Bastos prove herself as the rightful queen of the atomweight division?
Fans in the United States and Canada can watch ONE Fight Night 26 live on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, December 6 in U.S. primetime.