Atomweight queen Mayssa Bastos congratulates AOJ teammate Cole Abate for his stunning ONE Championship debut

Reigning and undisputed ONE women's atomweight submission grappling world champion Mayssa Bastos of Brazil retained her coveted gold at ONE Fight Night 26 on Prime Video last weekend.

But she also took the time to congratulate Art of Jiu-Jitsu Academy teammate Cole Abate for a riveting ONE Championship debut.

Abate turned in an epic performance in his first match in the world's largest martial arts organization, submitting Japanese MMA legend and former ONE lightweight MMA world champion 'Tobikan Judan' Shinya Aoki with a heel hook within regulation.

Speaking to the media at the ONE Fight Night 26: Lee vs. Rasulov on Prime Video official post-fight interviews, Bastos expressed her excitement for Abate.

The 27-year-old Brazilian said:

"I want to thank everyone for cheering for me. I want to thank my team also. I want to congratulate my teammate and professor Cole [Abate], he just won today. And my other teammate who helped me with training. So yeah, I just want to thank everyone who was by my side daily and who cheered for me."

ONE Fight Night 26: Lee vs. Rasulov on Prime Video was broadcast live from the historic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, this past Saturday, December 7. Fans in the United States and Canada can catch all the action via replay on-demand with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription.

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Mayssa Bastos wanted to submit Danielle Kelly but failed: "I don't think I'm satisfied with the win"

If it were up to Mayssa Bastos, she would have tapped out Danielle Kelly. However, the American proved much too tough and too resilient.

She aired out her frustration to the media in attendance:

"I think I performed better than last time, but I don't think I'm satisfied with the win. I really wanted to submit her, but yeah."

Stay tuned to Sportskeeda MMA for all the latest news and updates surrounding Mayssa Bastos' next match.