{"id":82272,"date":"2025-08-20T11:07:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T11:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/82272\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T11:07:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T11:07:11","slug":"former-wwe-star-gable-stevesons-mma-debut-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/82272\/","title":{"rendered":"Former WWE Star Gable Steveson&#8217;s MMA Debut Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former WWE developmental talent and Olympic Gold Medalist Gable Steveson is making the move to MMA. The Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) has announced that Steveson will make his professional MMA debut at their LFA 217 event on September 12.<\/p>\n<p>Gable Steveson\u2019s LFA Debut<\/p>\n<p>The event will take place at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota, and will stream live on UFC Fight Pass. Steveson is scheduled to face Braden Peterson in his first professional fight. In the past, Steveson has expressed interest in an MMA career and has been seen training with former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Gable Steveson\u2019s Post-WWE Journey<\/p>\n<p>Steveson\u2019s move to MMA is the latest chapter in his post-WWE journey. After winning a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2020 Olympics, he signed with WWE in 2021. His in-ring debut for the company came at the 2023 NXT Great American Bash, where he wrestled Baron Corbin to a no-contest. He was later released from his WWE contract.<\/p>\n<p>Since his WWE release, Steveson was briefly signed by the NFL\u2019s Buffalo Bills but did not make the team\u2019s practice squad. He also returned to amateur wrestling for this year\u2019s NCAA tournament, where he made it to the finals. More information on the LFA 217 event can be found on the LFA\u2019s social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gable Steveson \ud83e\udd47<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gablesteveson1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@gablesteveson1<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Get your tickets: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/luT3VSzle0\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/luT3VSzle0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LFA217?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#LFA217<\/a> Takes place Friday, September 12th at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mysticlake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@MysticLake<\/a> Casino Hotel in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PriorLake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#PriorLake<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Minnesota?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Minnesota<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf2 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCFightPass?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@UFCFightPass<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LFAPriorLake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#LFAPriorLake<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LFA217?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#LFA217<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n2PowPBcvw\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/n2PowPBcvw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LFA (@LFAfighting) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LFAfighting\/status\/1957927747281645843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former WWE developmental talent and Olympic Gold Medalist Gable Steveson is making the move to MMA. 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