Helena Crevar will take her next step onto the global stage this Friday, as the highly touted grappling prospect is set to make her ONE Championship debut against Teshya Noelani Alo at ONE Fight Night 39 on Jan. 23 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.
Crevar has quickly made waves in the grappling world with a style entirely her own, from her walkout to her performance on the mat. Now, she’ll put it all on display at ONE Fight Night 39.
“For me it just came naturally. When I started doing super fights age 14, 15, and it just came naturally to me to just walk confidently into the cage or the mat or wherever I’m fighting,” Crevar told Cageside Press about her mat entrance.
“Kind of just part of myself I guess.”
Her full presentation has resonated across the jiu-jitsu scene, especially with young girls who train. Walk into almost any local BJJ academy and you’ll likely see someone in the kids’ class rocking pigtails and her signature style of rash guards.
“It’s amazing to see so many little girls and women just like using my hairstyle or buying my outfits and things like that. It’s really amazing to be such an early stage in my career and already inspiring so many people,” she said.
Crevar has tested herself in many of the sport’s biggest tournaments, from IBJJF to ADCC, and now she’ll bring that experience to the ONE Championship stage for her debut. The move to one of the world’s largest promotions marks a major step in her continued growth.
“I’ve been watching ONE since a few years back, and I really liked watching the different sports. Super professional, it’s really huge in Asia and all over the world, so I’ve been wanting to compete there for a long time now,” she said.
“When I got the opportunity I was like right away super excited to take it.”
At ONE Fight Night 39, Crevar will meet Alo, an opponent she’s faced before, but this time in a professional setting, under the bright lights of the sport’s biggest stage.
“Super excited about it! Me and Teshya fought a couple years back. It was a pretty close match, but I’m sure we’ve both evolved a lot in these last couple years. I’m really excited to see how it’s going to play out in this 10-minute submission-only ruleset under ONE Championship,” she said.
With the BJJ world watching closely, Crevar says fans won’t want to miss her ONE debut against Alo.
“Me attacking the whole time, and then looking to get the win,” she said.
ONE Fight Night 39 goes down Friday, January 23, from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
