Olympic champ Gable Steveson to finally fight in the UFC?

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Publish Date: 11/21/2024

Gable Steveson has never fought a professional fight yet he’s the hottest prospect in the sport of MMA.

Appearing on The Ariel Helwani show, the American Olympic champion talked about his future in sports and if he’s ever going to compete in MMA. Since his Olympic victory, fans have been dying to see Steveson make the move to MMA.

Steveson was part of Jon Jones camp for Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 along with BJJ champion Gordon Ryan. When speaking to Helwani, he gave a hint at where his future could be headed next.

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Gable Steveson has had stints in the WWE and the NFL, both ending unsuccessfully for the athletic champion. After accompanying Jones in his training camp, fans may have a little more hope to see another Olympic gold medalist cross over.

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“I’ve dibbed and dabbed in MMA for a while now. After being in that camp with Jon Jones, that definitely put a major spark in me to go out there and do MMA. Not sure the promotion yet, but Jon definitely lit a fire under me and was like, ‘Hey, I think you should go back to wrestling, I think you should try MMA. We got a great team here with Albuquerque if you want to join us.’ It was just fascinating how I got into everything so quick.”

There’s good and bad in there for UFC fans. Yes, Gable Steveson looks to be leaning to fighting in MMA. But with promotions like PFL throwing out major money, it could make things very interesting for a fighter who has yet to put on MMA gloves for a professional fight.

Is Gable failing towards MMA?

Gable Stevenson's interesting career choices could lead to an MMA berth.

The wrestling career of Gable Steveson was meteoric. While enrolled in Minnesota, Steveson made Team USA in freestyle wrestling. He tore through the ranks and matched up with the Georgian, Geno Petriashvili, in the finals.

After a back and forth match, Steveson, who had won the NCAA finals just a few months earlier, came from behind and scored two points as time expired to win the gold medal.

After some deliberation, Gable Steveson decided to pursue a career in professional wrestling and signed a developmental deal with the WWE. Time passed and Steveson was cut from the roster. He attempted to make the practice squad for the Buffalo Bills but was cut two months later.

There may be hope yet for MMA fans to see a generational talent like Steveson finally fight.