Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson made a convincing transition to mixed martial arts on September 12, 2025, securing a technical knockout victory in just 98 seconds at Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 217 in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Facing Braden Peterson, Steveson executed a textbook single-leg takedown before unleashing ground-and-pound strikes that forced the referee to halt the contest at 1:38 of the first round.
Gable Steveson MMA Debut
Steveson, 25, arrived at the cage with an extensive amateur wrestling résumé. He claimed gold in men’s freestyle heavyweight at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and earned back-to-back NCAA Division I titles at the University of Minnesota, where he was also twice honored with the Dan Hodge Trophy and named an All-American on five occasions.