"I might use that" - Danielle Kelly says she has a surprise strategy for Mayssa Bastos

Heading into ONE Fight Night 26, Danielle Kelly doesn't just want to win, she wants to reclaim what was once hers.

In her first four appearances under the ONE Championship banner, the grappling star got her hand raised each time.

This run was capped off at ONE Fight Night 14, where she defeated Jessa Khan to become the inaugural ONE atomweight submission grappling world champion.

In her first title defense, Kelly was dethroned by Mayssa Bastos in a close contest at ONE Fight Night 24 in August.

She now hopes to secure the submission finish in their upcoming rematch on December 6 at Lumpinee Stadium to leave no doubts this time around.

In a recent interview with ONE Championship, the former champion spoke about where she believes she may have an advantage in this matchup:

"I hope there's an exchange where she either tries to come up from it and tries to stand. And then in that transition, I submit her, take her back, or something along those lines. Like, she's falling into a submission attempt of mine. She might be comfortable standing with me so I might use that as a strategy on my end, strategy to attack something."

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Aggression is key for Danielle Kelly on December 6

If there's one area where Danielle Kelly had success against Mayssa Bastos several months ago, it was when she pushed the pace.

Her output and wrestling ability was effective but it wasn't enough to force her opponent to work for the full 10-minute duration.

She has made it clear that in the rematch, she will go for it even more than the first time around and really look to put Bastos under pressure.

Kelly may have lost, but she still gained confidence from their first encounter, which she can take with her into December 6.