UFC heavyweight Gable Steveson faced rape allegations in 2019

Gable Steveson, an Olympic champion wrestler and protégé of Jon Jones who joined the UFC, was arrested on June 15, 2019, along with a teammate while training with the U.S. wrestling team. Both were charged with gang rape involving the use of a foreign object after a woman reported the incident at a hospital. The charges were ultimately dropped due to a legal loophole that prevented the victim's testimony from being admitted because she had voluntarily consumed alcohol on the evening of the incident. There were no witnesses besides the victim and the two wrestlers, and their accounts contradicted each other. While there is no direct evidence of Steveson's guilt, the law was changed specifically after this case to ensure victim testimony is now considered under all circumstances. The post notes that Jones and Steveson were seen celebrating together in a video from a Dirty Boxing event.