Former ONE Women라이브 바카라 Atomweight Submission Grappling World Champion has wholeheartedly embraced her status as an inspiration for countless youngsters around the globe.
The American superstar will soon return to action when she challenges reigning titleholder on December 6 in U.S. primetime at .
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— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship)Former queen Danielle Kelly seeks to reclaim the ONE Women's Atomweight Submission Grappling World Title from rival Mayssa Bastos on December 6 at ONE Fight Night 26 on ! Who wins the rematch? | Dec 6 at 8PM ET
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Set for Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, that World Title clash will be a rematch of the pair라이브 바카라 closely contested bout this past August at , which saw Bastos win the belt via decision.
Now in the thick of her training camp, Kelly took some time out of her schedule to speak with about becoming a globally recognized athlete and the responsibility of being a role model.
She said that for many years, only men were sought after as BJJ instructors – but that has changed in recent years:
“You’d be surprised, even at where I train, I always have people, especially moms, they bring their kids for either private lessons or just to train with me. But it라이브 바카라 surprising because back then, I feel like that wasn’t very common. Usually, it was common for the big names, for the guys.”
FAST AND FURIOUS
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship)Danielle Kelly and Mayssa Bastos trade lightning-quick leg locks!
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There라이브 바카라 no doubt that Kelly is now a “big name.” She is a veteran of five thrilling submission grappling bouts in ONE and has competed on some of the organization라이브 바카라 biggest blockbuster cards.
The Philadelphia native knows she라이브 바카라 gained legions of fans over the years, but beyond her growing fame, she is primarily concerned with proudly representing women in her sport:
“When I go out there, sometimes I kinda have to remind myself – we always forget when we have a lot of distractions in life – but, at the end of the day, especially when I’m competing out there, I’m representing females. I’m representing jiu-jitsu girls.”
Danielle Kelly라이브 바카라 strategy is
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship)Can the American star take back the ONE Women라이브 바카라 Atomweight Submission Grappling World Title from Mayssa Bastos at ONE Fight Night 26 on ?
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When she라이브 바카라 not focused on her own training, Kelly teaches BJJ and travels to run seminars.
As one of the most recognizable figures in the sport, she said the most rewarding part of teaching is how excited the kids are to work with her:
“I have the kids that I teach right now at training, they always wanna work with me. They always want to learn. They just wanna keep learning, which is a plus because I feel like most times, kids just kinda go with the flow or they don’t care.
“But when it comes to me, it라이브 바카라 like, ‘Oh, wow. Danielle라이브 바카라 teaching. I wanna pay attention to what she라이브 바카라 doing.’ So, yeah, it라이브 바카라 a cool feeling.
“It라이브 바카라 cool to try to guide kids, especially the younger generation because they definitely need that. They need a role model, a good role model to look up to.”
From Ring Girl To World Champion
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship)Relive Danielle Kelly라이브 바카라 crowning as ONE라이브 바카라 inaugural atomweight submission grappling queen!
Kelly Also Excited To Help Lead The Charge For Girls In Wrestling
Danielle Kelly was a trailblazer for women in the grappling arts long before she became a ONE superstar.
As a teen, she was the only girl on her school라이브 바카라 wrestling team:
“Women라이브 바카라 wrestling definitely wasn’t what it is now. It라이브 바카라 more today than back then, and I feel old saying that. But, you know, when I was wrestling in high school, I was the only girl on the boys’ team for high school and middle school. And I felt like I had this chip on my shoulder. I’m wrestling the guys. I’m kinda out there by myself.”
Danielle Kelly puts the SQUEEZE on Ayaka Miura!
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Since her time on the otherwise all-boys team, girls wrestling has exploded in America and is now the fastest-growing high school sport in the country.
Kelly is immensely proud to have played a small part in inspiring other young women to follow in her footsteps:
“Maybe the girls that watched me from when they were like 4 or 5, they’re in high school wrestling now because of me. It라이브 바카라 a humbling, but also a cool feeling because maybe I got them into the sport, or I gave them the confidence that they can do it, too.
“It라이브 바카라 an emotional feeling, but that라이브 바카라 why I do this. It라이브 바카라 for them and helping the next generation.”
Danielle Kelly
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