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The remarkable story of American BJJ sensation Danielle Kelly, from being a ring girl to becoming a world champion, was shared recently by ONE Championship through an Instagram video.
The world's largest martial arts organization narrated the former ONE atomweight submission grappling world champion's story and wrote the video's caption with:
"Persistence pays off ✨ Is Danielle Kelly ready to take back the ONE Women's Atomweight Submission Grappling World Title from Mayssa Bastos at ONE Fight Night 26 on @primevideo? @daniellekellybjj"
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Kelly's perseverance and hard work are highlighted in the video, including how she became the epitome of someone who doesn't give up on her dreams.
Because of this inspiring life story of the 28-year-old BJJ black belter, fans have nothing but respect for her life work, as users @carl.lofthouse, @the_gingerilla, @davidmcginleybjj, and @santi.visc tipped their hats off to her through their comments:
"@daniellekellybjj has so many of us behind her. She's a proper champion, and not just in the sport. Inspirational"
"You got an incredible story champ, be proud of how far you've come 👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥"
"Kinda GOATED ngl"
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Danielle Kelly claims teaching kids jiu-jitsu is a cool feeling
Before she takes on her former tormentor Mayssa Bastos in a world championship rematch on Dec. 6 at ONE Fight Night 26, Kelly talked about her experience teaching kids jiu-jitsu.
The Silver Fox BJJ representative shared this with ONE Championship in a recent interview, where she explained:
"But when it comes to me, it's like, 'Oh, wow. Danielle's teaching. I wanna pay attention to what she's doing.' So yeah, it's a cool feeling. It's 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."
ONE Fight Night 26 will air live from the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 6, and North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can watch all the action live and for free.
