The ONE women’s atomweight queen, of course, didn’t take the backhanded remark too kindly and a war of words ensued. Stamp Fairtex, meanwhile, was also in Los Angeles when Kelly made her comments. She believes that Kelly didn’t intend to throw shade towards ‘Unstoppable’.
The Thai megastar told ONE Championship in an exclusive interview:
Lee does have different priorities at the moment, as she looks to dethrone ONE women’s strawweight world champion Xiong Jing Nan at ONE on Prime Video 2 on September 30.
Once she settles her rivalry against the Chinese star, then maybe she can start a new one with the American BJJ ace.
Kelly, for her part, said she wants to focus on submission grappling first and transition to MMA next year. When that happens, Stamp Fairtex wants to see a Lee versus Kelly MMA match right away. She added:
Stamp Fairtex wants a piece of Danielle Kelly as well
Stamp Fairtex wasn’t just going to be a keen observer of a potential Lee against Kelly fight. She wants in on the action, too. In the same interview with ONE, the 24-year-old said she’s also throwing her hat in the ring for the Danielle Kelly sweepstakes.
Nevertheless, Kelly can take a page out of Stamp’s book, for the way she seamlessly transitioned into three fighting disciplines. The Fairtex gym product first conquered the women’s atomweight muay thai and kickboxing scene, right before making the switch to MMA.
Stamp has been a natural since then, racking up eight wins in her first 10 MMA bouts. She put up a gallant stand in a world title loss against Lee in her previous outing.
It will only be a matter of time before Kelly makes her MMA debut. Regardless if she faces Lee or Stamp, the fans win either way.
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