Gable Steveson believes it could be an unimaginable alternative to make his UFC debut on the White Home, and the Olympic gold medalist believes he’d be an ideal match for the occasion.
After selecting up a fast stoppage win in his MMA debut at LFA 217, Steveson’s subsequent step in his combating profession will likely be within the Soiled Boxing ring, as he faces Bellator vet Billy Swanson in the principle occasion of DBX 4 on Oct. 30 in Nashville.
Most would imagine the UFC already has its eye on Steveson, and the concept of debuting at UFC White Home hits Steveson proper within the feels.
“Man, that’d be unimaginable,’ Steveson informed MMA Combating. “I attempt to not assume too huge, however generally it’s simply huge moments come and you may’t deny them, and I believe having an Olympic champion, an American individual, a man that’s going to go on the market and characterize the White Home on the largest stage doable, it’s me. And I believe it might be very nice.
“The truth that you even requested me, it’s cool. It despatched a chill on me.”
In fact, one other identify that has been on the highest of individuals’s minds to compete on the cardboard is former two-division world champion Jon Jones, who simply so occurs to be a teammate and coach of Steveson. “Bones” known as it a profession earlier this yr, however as soon as President Donald Trump threw out the concept of getting an occasion on the White Home garden to have fun the 250th birthday of the US, Jones instantly modified course and acquired again within the UFC’s drug-testing pool.
Following Alex Pereira regaining the sunshine heavyweight championship with an 80-second end of Magomed Ankalaev of their rematch at UFC 320, “Poatan” declared his curiosity in dealing with Jones on the historic occasion. Steveson loves this concept, and to have the ability to share the cardboard with Jones could be a life-changing expertise.
“I believe having a Jon Jones vs. Alex Pereira live-in-the-flesh fundamental occasion, Jon will likely be prepared as a result of I do know he’ll, and he’ll be with me,” Steveson mentioned. “So we’ll ensure that resting is sweet, we’ll ensure that every part else is sweet, and he’ll handle the remaining.”
“However I believe in my phrases, man, unbelievable alternative. To have me, being youthful, saying which you can be on the identical card — and never simply any card, a White Home card, that may be a as soon as in a lifetime [event] — with Jon Jones being the principle occasion in opposition to Alex Pereira. I couldn’t even fathom. … It’s insane.”
Steveson expects to compete for LFA once more following his Soiled Boxing debut, and could be nice competing a number of occasions earlier than the UFC comes calling.
As of now, Steveson says his subsequent MMA bout isn’t on the books, but when he had his druthers, he’d return to motion simply a few weeks after his DBX 4 fundamental occasion bout.
“I’m simply so centered on Oct. 30 that I don’t even know what’s gonna occur after,” Steveson defined. “But when I may provide you with some perception on what could occur after it’s I’m going proper again to MMA and getting the place I must go.
“No, I don’t have [my MMA return] booked, however I do have a time state of mind. I want to be as lively as doable, most likely as soon as a month, so I might assume in the midst of November.
“[I want to be] as lively as doable, after all.”
