Crevar started jiu-jitsu at 8 years old when she took a class at a Las Vegas Athletic Club. She liked the fact that it was a sport where the smaller person could beat a much bigger opponent, and ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - The 17-year-old grappling phenom was back competing in her hometown, making the best of the best look ordinary. “It feels amazing. I was born and raised in Las Vegas,” Helena Crevar ...

Crevar said she hopes to inspire more girls to give jiu-jitsu a shot, whether it be for self-defense, or for the sweet feeling of getting your hand raised.

Crevar started jiu-jitsu at 8 years old when she took a class at a Las Vegas Athletic Club. She liked the fact that it was a sport where the smaller person could beat a much bigger opponent, and ...