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Olympic Wrestling Gold Medalist Gable Steveson to Make MMA Debut at LFA 217

Former Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson will step into the mixed martial arts cage for the first time on September 12 when he faces Braden Peterson at LFA 217 in Prior Lake, Minnesota.

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The heavyweight bout takes place at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel and serves as the co-main event for the Legacy Fighting Alliance card, which airs live on UFC Fight Pass at 9 p.m. ET. The event is headlined by a bantamweight clash between Mitch McKee and Christian Strong.

Gable Steveson brings an exceptional wrestling background to his MMA debut. The 25-year-old captured Olympic gold in freestyle wrestling’s heavyweight division at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, becoming the youngest American heavyweight wrestler to claim Olympic gold at age 21.