A world title rematch between Danielle Kelly and Mayssa Bastos is scheduled for ONE Struggle Night time 26 on December 6, 2024.
Former ONE atomweight submission grappling world champion Danielle Kelly may have an opportunity to reclaim the belt she beforehand held. On December 6, 2024, at ONE Struggle Night time 26, the Philadelphia native will problem present titleholder Mayssa Bastos in a rematch of the pair’s August 2024 conflict. The occasion will happen at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
After going undefeated by way of her first three appearances in ONE, Kelly claimed the inaugural atomweight submission grappling crown in September 2023 with an upset victory over then-reigning IBJJF world champion Jessa Khan.
Kelly would subsequently lose the belt in August at ONE Struggle Night time 24, dropping a intently contested resolution in opposition to Bastos.
For her half, Bastos is 2-0 in ONE with a call win over Japan’s Kanae Yamada along with her victory over Kelly. The Brazilian is well known as the best competitor ever within the sport’s lightest weight divisions. She is a multiple-time ADCC veteran and a nine-time IBJJF world champion.
Of their first encounter, Kelly took the lead by scoring a “catch,” or near-submission, across the match’s midpoint. Underneath ONE’s submission grappling rule set, the variety of catches is the first deciding issue within the occasion there isn’t any submission through the 10-minute bout.
Realizing she was behind, Bastos then turned up the aggression from her vaunted open guard and, within the contest’s closing minutes, scored a catch of her personal with a have a look at a heel hook.
The match ended tied at one catch every. Ringside judges awarded Bastos the choice victory on the energy of her fixed aggression from her guard.
After the bout, Kelly voiced her disagreement with the choice, feeling that she confirmed extra aggression and exercise, regardless of being warned by referee Herb Dean to interact in Bastos’ guard.
The way to watch: Danielle Kelly vs. Mayssa Bastos II will happen on Friday, December 6, at ONE Struggle Night time 26 and can air reside on Prime Video (free with Amazon Plus subscription) starting at 8:00 PM EST.
