G. Steveson was a gold medalist in heavyweight wrestling in the United States. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Tokyo Olympic Games (JAP) Olympic Medalist in Wrestling, Gable Steveson 'flirted' with mixed martial arts, but signed a contract with WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment), the largest North American wrestling franchise. The information was released by the company on its social networks.
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At 21 years old, Steveson will also continue competing in professional wrestling and will try for his second NCAA Division 1 title (the sport's main university league in the United States) and, eventually, will appear in WWE events, following in the footsteps of the heavyweight (until 120,2kg.), Brock Lesnar.
The success with the telecatch, however, does not prevent Gable from making the move to mixed martial arts in the future. In history, including athletes like Mark Coleman, Dan Henderson, Ronda Rousey, Daniel Cormier e Henry Cejudo They have also competed at a high level in Wrestling and, later, opted for MMA afterwards.
The North American caught attention at the Tokyo Olympics (JAP) by defeating, in the last seconds, the Georgian Geno Petriashvili – who was the favorite and had also been a three-time world champion. With the other, the athlete drew attention for his 'flirting' with the desire to go to the UFC, having received invitations from names like Jon Jones and the organization's president, Dana White.
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