Danielle Kelly had avenged her loss from Jessa Khan that took place back in 2021…
By beating her for the inaugural ONE Women’s Atomweight Submission Grappling World Title, at ONE Fight Night 14!
She dominated the entirety of the match and, in the end, won the judges decision:
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Kelly was overwhelmed with emotion afterward.
As she told ONE, she couldn’t really explain the feeling:
I can’t really describe how I feel, when you worked so hard for something, and there’s a lot of doubters and people saying you can’t do something, you know?
I envisioned this, and I put it out there today. I didn’t let the noise get to me, you know?
This is what I do, this is my job and I proved that I was the best today.
Kelly felt proud because of her own achievement, but also because of what it meant for the people around her:
It’s special because you know where I came from, I had nothing, especially a couple of years ago.
I had no support, and her being from a big gym and they’re really well-known, it takes a team. It takes a really good team, and the right people in your corner to help you succeed.Because I felt before that I didn’t have that and being able to share this moment with the people I love who were there for me, to help me achieve this championship title, it’s a moment I’ll never forget.
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