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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Will Castle

UFC signs Olympic gold-medallist Gable Steveson with debut fight confirmed

Gable Steveson with his Olympic gold medal at Tokyo 2020 - (AP)

Gable Steveson has been announced as the UFC’s latest high-profile signee with the Olympic wrestling champion set to make his debut this July.

Steveson (3-0-0, 3 KOs), sitting in the crown next to Jon Jones, was unveiled during the broadcast of UFC 327, which saw Carlos Ulberg fight through a serious knee injury to knock out Jiri Prochazka and win the vacant light-heavyweight championship in front of US president Donald Trump.

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