Gable Stevenson is known as an exemplary wrestler, but recent performances showed how much of a threat he is becoming as a striker. This was recently made clear when Steveson made his Dirty Boxing Championship debut and scored his first knockout. The 15-second finish was the perfect highlight reel piece for the DBX social media channels.
The Olympic gold medalist wrestler and 1-0 professional mixed martial artist spoke about his recent DBX win in a post-fight interview. ariel helwani show. When referring to his opponent Billy Swanson trash-talking and seemingly trying to make things personal in the lead-up to their DBX 4 heavyweight main event matchup, Stevenson said:
“Let’s poke the bear too much and see what happens. I was very motivated. Even after the press conference, I went to the gym from probably 10 p.m. to midnight. You know, we’re all there just training and having a good time. So it definitely lit a fire inside me and I wanted to go out there and really hit it with him even more after that.”
“If you believe in yourself, why not try something that scares you? And standing still will definitely scare a lot of people. But that day I wasn’t scared.”
“You saw me. I didn’t throw any strikes in my first LFA match. So I wanted to go out there and be like, ‘Hey, let’s handicap Gable. Let’s go out there and show the world that he’s comfortable in the ring, doesn’t throw punches, has good head movement,’ and I think I did a good enough job to go out there and get the job done.”
Gable Stevenson wants a future in the UFC and Dana White has his eye on him
Gable Stevenson has made no secret that he wants to eventually sign a contract with Ultimate Fighting Championship, indicating that the promotion’s figurehead is aware of what the burgeoning MMA prospect is up to. Dana White made this statement on a recent show. jim roman show He also praised the Olympic gold medal wrestler.
White describes Stevenson as a maverick athlete and someone the promotion is looking at, and the UFC CEO and president appears to be relishing the fact that Jon Jones is training with Stevenson to shape his prospects for a mixed martial arts career.