Danielle Kelly has been one of the most exciting female grapplers in the lower weightclasses for quite some time, and she’ll make a fantastic addition to any MMA roster now she’s decided to make a transition to the sport. She’s been an impressive force on the BJJ competition circuit for quite some time, even though she wasn’t able to emerge victorious in her most recent elite competitive appearance at the WNO Championships. Since then, she’s also been seen competing in the co-main event of Fury Pro Grappling 2 where she won a very convincing decision against Cathryn Millares and she had this to say in her post-match interview:
“Obviously I wanted a submission. But for this match, I wanted to work on my top game, my takedowns. I’m not just a one-trick pony. But it feels good fighting in front of everyone in my hometown.”
Of course, it wasn’t long before the conversation with Danielle Kelly turned to her move to MMA and she reassured fans of hers that she won’t be leaving Jiu-Jitsu competition behind entirely:
“I still want to do jiu-jitsu, but I’ll practice striking. I’ll go against anyone at 115.”
Fury Pro Grappling 2 Full Results
Kevin Dantzler defeats Merab Dvalishvili via Decision
Danielle Kelly defeats Cathryn Millares via Decisión
Dylan Royce defeats Sidney Outlaw via Decision
Kody Hamrah defeats Gesias Cavalcante via Decision
Kristen Walsh defeats Claire Guthrie via Decision
Enrique Galarza defeats Robbie de la Rionda via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Chrissy Briggs defeats DeAnna Bennett via Submission – Inside Heel Hook
Andrew Kochel defeats Paul Sims via Decision
Nick Willey defeats Brett Martinez via Submission – Wristlock from Omoplata
Christian Bobe defeats Charalampos Grigoriou via Decision
Lee Meringo defeats Bishop Curry via Submission – Armbar
Preliminary Card
Layla Newton defeats Reagan Roxas via Decision
Brandon Smith defeats Zain Ashraf via Decision
Peyton Brining defeats Riley O’Neil via Submission – Armbar
Molli Zborowski defeats Mia Carter via Submission – Triangle Choke
Zak Elfernani defeats Griffyn Broyles via Submission – Heel Hook
Colin Cronin defeats Wayne Stinson Jr. via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
John Mabrey defeats Chris Hill via Decision
Michael Naverrate defeats Max Livingston via Decision
Itso Babulaidze defeats Donnie Ortega via Submission – Americana
Josh Boyer defeats Denis Gunic via Decision
Sam Vorbe v David Cox has no winner as the match ends in injury
Rileigh O’Neil defeats Ava Baldino via Decision
The fully Fury Pro Grappling 2 event replay, including Danielle Kelly winning and discussing her transition to MMA, is available to watch on UFC FightPass, click here to subscribe and watch.
