Danielle Kelly open to possible mixed martial arts debut in late 2022 × Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA ONE Championship News Maybe an MMA fight at the end of the year - Danielle Kelly open to possible mixed martial arts debut in late 2022 Danielle Kelly says she's nearing her debut in MMA. [Photos: ONE Championship] Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Comment Share Ben Imperial ANALYST Follow Modified 04 Aug 2022 Brazilian jiu-jitsu star Danielle Kelly is nearing her MMA debut, and it might be sooner rather than later. The 26-year-old signed with ONE Championship earlier this year as part of the promotion’s drive to put more shine on submission grappling. However, the American has also expressed her desire to transition to MMA eventually, following in the footsteps of fellow grapplers and ONE athletes like Garry Tonon and Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida. At ONE X, the promotion’s 10-year anniversary showcase, Kelly showed why she is a star in her sport with an incredible performance against former ONE women’s atomweight world title challenger Mei Yamaguchi in a submission grappling contest. While their match was declared a draw, the Philadelphia native was awarded a US$50,000 bonus for controlling most of the bout. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post Now that she has showcased what she can do in submission grappling, is there a chance that we’ll see Danielle Kelly in an MMA match this year? Speaking to SCMP MMA, Kelly said she’s definitely thinking about making the transition, and she is getting pretty close. “I would like to have two matches, jiu-jitsu, but I mean, you know it's only, it's actually August. I was going to say like, maybe an MMA fight at the end of the year before the year ends. But you know, it just depends on my corner. Like, I want everyone there, so I'll just say, for now, two jiu-jitsu matches.” Catch the full interview below: Danielle Kelly and Angela Lee s beef is heating up While Danielle Kelly mulls a move to MMA, her confidence in her grappling abilities has riled up ONE women’s atomweight world champion Angela Lee. During a recent press conference attended by both ladies, Kelly was asked about a potential submission grappling bout with Lee. The American responded by saying she’s focused on "legit grapplers" at the moment, which irked the atomweight queen a bit. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post It has since boiled over to a little back-and-forth in interviews, which Kelly said she is kind of juvenile. During her interview with SCMP MMA, she said: “So it's kind of like, this is like high school, you know. You got mad at me speaking the truth, you know. But then, I'm kind of embracing it. Like, it is fun. It's free. It's just motivating because people just don't seem to take me seriously. Neither does she. I mean, in a way, she kind of insulted me for saying that she would be able to submit me or something, whatever. Like, I mean, if you're that competent, you would start making moves on a match, you know. Like, call me out or something, or she kind of did, I guess, but now you're going to backpedal and say, I guess, special rules, or I guess MMA.” × Rate this story! Thank You! 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