"I knew I was better than her" - Danielle Kelly had zero doubt she would get revenge on Jessa Khan

Danielle Kelly spared no effort throughout her fight camp for Jessa Khan. As a result, the American grappling wizard knew she'd have her rival's number during their rematch at ONE Fight Night 14.

Having enjoyed a three-match undefeated run on the global stage of the promotion against Mei Yamaguchi, Mariia Molchanova, and Ayaka Miura, the Silver Fox BJJ athlete was booked for an inaugural ONE atomweight submission grappling world championship fixture against the American-Cambodian debutant.

Khan, who beat Kelly a couple of years back, appeared confident of her chances to leave the Singapore Indoor Stadium with her hand raised. But things never looked that way one bit as Danielle Kelly rose to the occasion and dished out one of her best career displays to claim the 26 pounds of gold.

On her mindset to avenge her defeat, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt told Jordan Teaches Jiujitsu:

"The second time I fought her, that's kind of the mindset I had [being fired up], and I knew I was better than her. I knew that I belonged in the top five or the number one."

"So being well prepared, confident, and, you know, just doing a lot of tape study."

Watch the full interview here:

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Danielle Kelly pumped to defend her gold vs Mayssa Bastos on August 2

Following an emphatic display over Khan, Danielle Kelly will put her gold on the line for the first time against Mayssa Bastos at ONE Fight Night 24 on August 2.

The Philadelphia native faces one of the toughest test in the nine-time BJJ world champion. But with another chance to prove why she's one of the finest stars in the sport today, the American is as excited as ever to step back on the global stage.

Danielle Kelly told Home of Fight previously:

"I just want to prove myself as always. I've always looked up to her. She pretty much won everything. So I think this is my chance to really prove that I'm the best."

North American fans with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription can catch the entire ONE Fight Night 24 card live in U.S. primetime for free this Friday, August 2.