WATCH: Danielle Kelly switches from beauty to killer beast in blinding submission of Sambo world champ Mariia Molchanova
Reigning ONE atomweight submission grappling world champion Danielle Kelly is a social media sensation with almost 300,000 followers on her Instagram account, but she is also a savage when competing inside the circle.
A great example of this is one of the recent videos that ONE Championship posted on its Instagram account, where Kelly pulled off both her responsibilities as a social media star and a grappling submission specialist.
The promotion captioned the short clip with:
"Keep talking 🗣️ Will Danielle Kelly remain the atomweight submission grappling queen when she defends her crown for the first time against Mayssa Bastos on August 2 at ONE Fight Night 24 on @primevideo? 🏆 @daniellekellybjj"
As seen in the video, Kelly was doing her usual Instagram content and transitioned to her submission victory over Mariia Molchanova in November 2022 at ONE on Prime Video 4, which went down inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
The Silver Fox BJJ representative only needed two minutes and 15 seconds to pull off the rear-naked submission against the Russian, who is a former Sambo world champion.
Danielle Kelly to defend her world title against Mayssa Bastos on August 2 at ONE Fight Night 24
Following her triumph as the inaugural ONE atomweight submission grappling world champion in September 2023 at ONE Fight Night 14, where she unanimously defeated her former tormentor Jessa Khan, Kelly is now scheduled for her first world championship defense.
On August 2, Kelly will try to fend off the challenge from Mayssa Bastos in the co-main event of the ONE Fight Night 24 card at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium. Additionally, she wants to keep her clean slate in the world's largest martial arts organization and extend her win streak to four.
ONE Fight Night 24 is available live and free to all Prime Video subscribers in North America in U.S. primetime on August 2.