“I think I'm one of the few” - Danielle Kelly proud to be among women trailblazers in jiu-jitsu

Danielle Kelly has never thought she would be among the few women trailblazers in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, but she successfully achieved this feat without any doubts.

The ONE atomweight submission grappling world champion is now scheduled to defend her belt for the first time against Brazilian contender Mayssa Bastos at ONE Fight Night 24 on Aug. 2.

Ahead of her crucial co-main event in the iconic Lumpinee Stadium, Kelly has a long list of accomplishments in her book, including surviving the twists and turns of life throughout her career and growing the sport among women.

Recently, she sat with The Few Will Hunt Show in a podcast interview to share her journey and how she initially joined ONE Championship and became the superstar that she is right now.

She explained about her role in ONE:

"I feel like, especially with some like promotions I competed for, I think a lot of times, because I was on the card, like, I feel like I gave those views, and like they wanted to promote the tournament... I'm not going to say I'm one of the first girls that was trailblazing for girls jiu-jitsu, but I think I'm one of the few, especially being in 115. I'm smaller than most."

Check out the full interview here:

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Mayssa Bastos confident to take the win over Danielle Kelly

On the other end, Mayssa Bastos believes that she and her team will come out on top when facing ONE atomweight submission grappling queen Danielle Kelly at ONE Fight Night 24.

The Brazilian contender and nine-time IBJJF world champion is confident that she will be able to bring home the belt, given her focus and determination to compete at the highest level.

She told ONE Championship ahead of her crucial challenge against Kelly:

"I really believe in my work my team does. I try not to focus so much on her game."

ONE Fight Night 24 is available live in U.S. primetime and free of charge for active Amazon Prime Video subscribers in North America.