Olympian Gable Steveson signs at UFC 327

Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson has signed with the UFC. The announcement was made during the UFC 327 broadcast on Saturday in Miami by promotion officials.

Steveson, 25, is one of the top heavyweight prospects entering mixed martial arts. He is a US Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling from the Tokyo 2020 Games, where he dramatically won the 125-kilogram final, rallying from an 8-5 deficit in the final 10 seconds to defeat Georgia’s Geno Petriashvili 10-8.

In college, Steveson was an accomplished wrestler at the University of Minnesota, where he became a two-time NCAA Division I national champion and a three-time Big Ten champion. He retired from amateur wrestling as a two-time national champion.

Steveson began his professional MMA career in 2025 and holds a 3-0 record. His most recent bout came in February at a Mexico Fight League event, where he defeated 11-year veteran Hugo Lezama in the first round.

Before fully committing to MMA, Steveson also pursued multiple athletic paths. He signed with WWE from 2021 to 2024 and later had a brief run with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills in 2024 as a defensive lineman, though he was released before the season. He also competed in the Dirty Boxing Championship.

Steveson will make his UFC promotional debut on July 11 at UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas during International Fight Week. His opponent has not yet been announced.

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