For Cole Abate, what doesn't kill you can only strengthen you.After establishing himself as one of the premiere BJJ specialists in the sport, 'Ice' will make his ONE Championship debut on December 6, when the promotion returns to the legendary Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok for ONE Fight Night 26 on Prime Video.There, Abate will square off with the former ONE world champion and Japanese combat sports icon Shinya Aoki. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostAbate goes into his ONE debut with an impressive 31-3 record, 19 of his victories coming by submission.Though 'Ice' has very few losses in his career thus far, the Art of Jiu-Jitsu Academy product believes those defeats have helped make him the star he is today. Abate spoke about this during his conversation with One Championship:“At the end of the day, things like that make your story even more interesting. And I always tell people it’s important to have those losses, those setbacks, those injuries to test your character."Cole Abate faces one of the most beloved grapplers in Japanese MMA history at ONE Fight Night 26Cole Abate walks into ONE Championship with a laundry list of accomplishments to his credit still facing a tough test in his promotional premiere when he meets one of the most accomplished grapplers and mixed martial artists in Japanese history.Meeting Abate inside the Mecca of Muay Thai will be Shinya Aoki, a former ONE lightweight MMA world champion. 'Tobikan Judan' has also held titles under the DREAM and Shooto Japan banners besides a slew of grappling accolades.Aoki doesn't exactly have the most stellar record in submission grappling inside the Circle, going 1-3 in the sport, but his strength of schedule has been considerable. Over the years, Aoki has shared martial arts' biggest global stage with Garry Tonon, former ONE world champion Marat Gafurov, reigning ONE lightweight submission, grappling king Kade Ruotolo, and former ONE titleholder Mikey Musumeci.Still, Aoki goes into ONE Fight Night 26 with 11 career submissions in ONE Championship and an 85% finish rate.Who comes out on top when the old school meets the new school in The Land of Smiles?Fans in the United States and Canada can watch ONE Fight Night 26 live on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, December 6 in U.S. primetime.