won’t hold anything back when she rematches for the ONE Women라이브 바카라 Atomweight Submission Grappling World Title on December 6 in U.S. primetime at at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.
The former titleholder will look to reclaim the belt from her rival at ONE Fight Night 26 on December 6.
won’t hold anything back when she rematches for the ONE Women라이브 바카라 Atomweight Submission Grappling World Title on December 6 in U.S. primetime at at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.
That night, the elite Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts will run back their unforgettable August clash that saw Bastos wrest the belt away from the American superstar.
In their first encounter, the Brazilian employed her trademark open-guard game to fend off Kelly라이브 바카라 relentless guard-passing attempts and ultimately walk away with a closely contested decision and 26 pounds of ONE Championship gold.
That match marked the first defeat of Kelly라이브 바카라 ONE tenure and her first loss in nearly three years.
Now the challenger and no longer the World Champion, she told that she라이브 바카라 approaching the second battle with a different mindset:
“This time around, I don’t feel any pressure. I don’t feel any stress this time, which is pretty scary just because you’re kind of going out there, and you’re having this mindset of not having anything to lose. I’m just gonna go after her this time.”
On paper, Kelly went into her first clash with Bastos as the underdog. After all, the 27-year-old Brazilian is an incredible nine-time IBJJF World Champion and widely recognized as the greatest competitor of all time in BJJ라이브 바카라 lightest weight divisions.
But after 10 fast-paced minutes of back-and-forth action, the Philadelphia native proved not only that she belongs on the same level as her decorated rival – but also that she has the skills to emerge victorious. In fact, many viewers thought Kelly deserved the judges’ nod.
With that in mind, the former titleholder said she won’t be intimidated by Bastos’ accolades:
“I know I can beat her. Many people thought I beat her, not just my fans, it라이브 바카라 just the viewers that were watching the match.
“I felt like I was putting a lot of pressure on myself when I shouldn’t. I was kinda giving her too much credit, which she deserves. Like, I’m not discrediting her or talking trash. I kinda put myself in a negative position where I was like, ‘Oh, man. She라이브 바카라 this and that.’ When I should’ve just gone out there and just not cared who she is, just go out there and attack.”
Kelly라이브 바카라 shift in mindset could make her a more dangerous grappler on December 6.
She said that if there라이브 바카라 one lesson to be learned from her first match with Bastos, it라이브 바카라 that the latter is far from invincible.
When they lock horns in Thailand next week, Kelly plans to pick up where she left off and get right to submission hunting:
“She라이브 바카라 definitely beatable and submittable. The last couple seconds [of the first match], if there was a minute or two more, she was gonna get submitted.”
Even though Danielle Kelly is approaching her rematch with Mayssa Bastos with a confident yet carefree attitude, that doesn’t mean there라이브 바카라 not plenty on the line.
The former atomweight submission grappling queen admits she라이브 바카라 thinking about the opportunity to reclaim her World Title – and the recognition that would come along with a win over one of BJJ라이브 바카라 best ever.
She spoke about what라이브 바카라 fueling her:
“Well, one is getting my belt back.
“But, two, it라이브 바카라 definitely beating Mayssa, because, again, I don’t care about the numbers and rankings. But she is the most decorated girl in our weight class and below. So, beating her would definitely put me up there.
“I feel like I am legit now, but I feel like just beating her, putting her name on my record of beating her, will just put me way higher.”
Beyond the World Title that will be up for grabs, Kelly is focused on entertaining.
It라이브 바카라 her aggressive, fearless approach to submission grappling that라이브 바카라 gained her legions of fans around the globe, and she aims to showcase that crowd-pleasing style yet again at ONE Fight Night 26:
“I just wanna go out there and put on a good performance because that라이브 바카라 why people watch me – because I put on exciting matches. So if I don’t put on an exciting match, or if it라이브 바카라 not an exciting match, then I’m gonna be disappointed.”