Strawweight Superfight - Jessa Khan vs Danielle Kelly At WNO!
Strawweight Superfight - Jessa Khan vs Danielle Kelly At WNO!
Two of the best strawweights in the world will throw down when Jessa Khan meets Danielle Kelly at WNO: Craig Jones vs Ronaldo Junior on February 26th!
It's almost time for our first Who's Number One (WNO) event of 2021, the best no-gi competitors in the sport will meet on February 26th in Austin, Texas. As always, this card is stacked from top to bottom, these are the main card matches that have already been announced -
Gabi Garcia vs Nathiely de Jesus
We're not done yet though, with two more prelim matches taking place on the card as well. These prelim matches will be streamed for free on our site, app, Facebook and Youtube channel. The first of these two free matches is a banger, with two of the top 115 pound females in the world set to clash in Jessa Khan and Danielle Kelly.
FloGrappling Official No-Gi Rankings
After the match in December at WNO between top ranked strawweights Mayssa Bastos and Grace Gundrum, the winner of this match makes sense as the next contender at 115 pounds. This is an exciting division, with a lot of young talent that will no doubt be meeting for years to come.
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Jessa Khan
Touted as one of the best athletes coming out of Art of Jiu-Jitsu for years now, Jessa Khan received her black belt in 2020 and is expected to cause waves in the black belt divisions. Jessa has a competition history with both of the top ranked women in this weight class, Mayssa Bastos and Grace Gundrum, and should she win this match against Danielle a meeting with one of those two would definitely make sense.
"I have been training really hard with my team and I'm ready to make 2021 my best year so far. I am excited to fight Danielle Kelly and show everyone my jiu-jitsu. This match is going to be fireworks. You will not want to miss this!"
Danielle Kelly
Danielle Kelly is another athlete who received her black belt in 2020, from Karel "Silver Fox" Pravec. She is currently ranked seventh in the strawweight division. Danielle is a veteran of top flight competitions already like Fight to Win, EBI, JitzKing and Quintet. A win over Jessa at WNO would be huge for Danielle, and would no doubt propel her into the top five in her division.
"I've been training and competing for over 10 years. In the last two years I've had the opportunity to showcase my talents on some of the biggest stages in our sport and leave victorious. I'm currently ranked number seven and I'm excited to go against a top four competitor in my division to show that is where I belong. It's exciting for the opportunity to go against Jessa, she's very accomplished in this sport. I'm excited to continue to prove myself and go against the best in my division and the sport."
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