Ariel Helwani mentioned the news of this unique looming PFL Europe bout on his X account earlier today.

Helwani said,

“Remember Nate “The Great” Kelly? The young @TheNotoriousMMA fan we met met all those years ago? Well, he’s 19 now and will make his @PFLEurope debut on December 8 at the 3Arena in Dublin in a special amateur bout, I’m told.”

Check out Helwani’s tweet on the looming MMA debut below

Remember Nate “The Great” Kelly?

The young @TheNotoriousMMA fan we met met all those years ago?

Well, he’s 19 now and will make his @PFLEurope debut on December 8 at the 3Arena in Dublin in a special amateur bout, I’m told. pic.twitter.com/4I3GOyaU9V

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 24, 2023

MMA journey of Nate Kelly

Nate Kelly recently received his purple belt in jiu-jitsu from John Kavanagh at SBG Ireland early this Summer. He also has WAKO credentials to show the well-roundedness of his MMA game.

Kelly has mixed martial arts experience competing on European amateur circuits as well as representing Ireland on the IMMAF stage last Summer.

Nate ‘The Great’ Kelly reacted to the breaking news on his personal Instagram. Kelly said,

“What a moment 19 years of age competing in the 3arena for one of the worlds leading mma organisations @pfleurope a dream come true ! This has been a long time coming built off of years of hard work I’m extremely grateful for this opportunity and I’m ready to show the world how good I am.”

“thank you to everyone who has helped me on my journey so far @coach_kavanagh @thenotoriousmma @sbgireland @tma.kickboxing only up from here we’re taking over ! Video by : @tommydicksonphotography @justanedit1”

Check out the throwback video of Nate ‘The Great’ Kelly below