Gable Steveson has tried WWE, football and has spent years dominating the world of amateur wrestling.
Following his shocking upset loss in the NCAA Championships earlier this week, the former Olympic gold medalist appeared on The Pat McAfee Show and spoke about the loss, as well as how he has been training with Jon Jones and would like a meeting with Dana White about a potential MMA future.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview where he touches on these topics with his thoughts.
On a potential future in MMA fighting, and his training with UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones: “Just making sure I can get my hands certified and ready, making sure that I can see punches and make sure that I’m comfortable in the cage and comfortable with guys in front of me that are going to throwing these huge haymakers, and getting in and getting out of the way. I got a great mentor right now. I hope a lot of people know a guy named Jon Jones…he’s pretty damn good [laughs], and I appreciate his efforts of trying to lead me into the right direction and taking my back and giving me the direction I need. I’m really young, and he’s been there and he’s done that before, so I’m really appreciative of how he’s kind of walked my steps leading into this next chapter, if that’s what it is.”
On how he would like a face-to-face meeting with UFC President Dana White: “I think that’s the best outlet for amateur wrestlers overall, and I have not spoken to Dana personally. That’s one meeting that I would love to have face-to-face. I’ve been waiting a long time to see him. I know after the 2021 Olympics, he reached out to me and wanted me to come see him in Vegas and everything else. So that’s one meeting that I would love to have and love to see. So if I can get in front of his face and really pitch who I and pitch who he can see and who I will be, I think that would be the greatest thing.”
Check out the complete interview via the YouTube player embedded below. H/T to Fightful.com for transcribing the above quotes.
