Hitting the Octagon in Australia was an emotional moment for Daniel Kelly.
The former Olympian in Judo picked up a win over Chris Camozzi in the prelim main event of UFC Fight Night 101 Saturday night.
But the moment was one Kelly enjoyed a little more this time around – despite taking some extreme punishment.
“He was harder to take down than I thought he would be but I am happy with my performance,” he told UFC.com “I’m really happy with my stand up. I think I beat him in the stand up and he is a very accomplished stand up fighter, so I am really happy with that result. I do need to learn how to defend elbows better.”
Kelly has won five of his UFC fights and is 12-1 overall in his career. Prior to MMA, he competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for Australia, placing as high as seventh.
Hitting the Octagon in Australia was an emotional moment for Daniel Kelly.
The former Olympian in Judo picked up a win over Chris Camozzi in the prelim main event of UFC Fight Night 101 Saturday night.
But the moment was one Kelly enjoyed a little more this time around – despite taking some extreme punishment.
“He was harder to take down than I thought he would be but I am happy with my performance,” he told UFC.com “I’m really happy with my stand up. I think I beat him in the stand up and he is a very accomplished stand up fighter, so I am really happy with that result. I do need to learn how to defend elbows better.”
Kelly has won five of his UFC fights and is 12-1 overall in his career. Prior to MMA, he competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for Australia, placing as high as seventh.
