First, the grappling ace grappled to a draw against MMA veteran Mei Yamaguchi. This was followed by her submitting sambo world champion Mariia Molchanova.
For each of her submission grappling matches, Kelly was awarded a sizable performance bonus, which surprised her. In an interview with ONE Championship, she said:
Kelly will next be back in the ONE circle against MMA fighter ‘Zombie’ Ayaka Miura at ONE Fight Night 7 on Prime Video. Ahead of this matchup, she admitted that receiving a performance is only going to get more challenging.
In an interview with ONE, Daniell Kelly explained:
Danielle Kelly is back in the ONE circle at ONE Fight Night 7
At ONE Fight Night 7, American Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Danielle Kelly will have another challenging test in her career. She is booked to meet Japan’s Ayaka Miura, a judo black belt who is a dangerous submission specialist.
Miura is a talented MMA fighter with highly proven skills on the ground. All of the judoka’s wins in ONE Championship have come by way of submission.
It will be a battle between Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo when Danielle Kelly and Ayaka Miura collide, and Kelly is excited to show off her skills in the submission grappling match. The American athlete wrote on Instagram:
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