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American grappling ace Danielle Kelly has compiled an impressive record since making her ONE Championship debut in 2022. She has won three of five matches, one of which netted her the inaugural ONE atromweight submission grappling world title over rival Jessa Khan in September last year in Singapore.
The Silver Fox BJJ standout was dominant in the victory, matching everything that Khan threw at her early in their 10-minute title joust before picking up the ante as the fight wore on.
She swung the tide in her favor when she was able to gain the top control that had the Cambodian-American on the defensive, which she rode all the way to the end in securing the win.
The win was a payback for Kelly, who lost to Khan in 2021 in a no-gi match outside of ONE Championship.
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ONE revisited the title-clinching victory in a video post on its official Instagram account for fight fans to relive ahead of the scheduled return to action of Kelly next month.
Check out the video below:
Unfortunately for Danielle Kelly, her reign as world champion was cut short when she fell to Mayssa Bastos of Brazil in her first title defense last August, losing by decision.
Danielle Kelly seeks to reclaim atomweight submission grappling world title at ONE Fight Night 26
Danielle Kelly will try to reclaim the ONE atomweight submission grappling world title in her scheduled rematch with current divisional queen Mayssa Bastos at ONE Fight Night 26: Lee vs. Rasulov on Prime Video on Dec. 6 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
The American grappling ace seeks to redeem herself after seeing her reign as world champion cut short by the Brazilian star in their first encounter back in August.
She enters the contest with dogged determination and preparing everything needed to come up with a winning performnace come fight night.
Bastos-Kelly II is one of two confirmed title fights so far at ONE Fight Night 26, with the other one the headlining contest between ONE lightweight MMA world champion Christian Lee and Turkish challenger Alibeg Rasulov.
ONE Fight Night 26 will be aired live and for free in U.S. primetime to North American fans with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription.
