Gable Steveson faced sexual assault charges in 2019 before UFC debut

Gable Steveson, an Olympic wrestling champion and UFC newcomer mentored by Jon Jones, was arrested on June 15, 2019, along with a teammate on charges of group sexual assault involving a foreign object. The alleged victim had gone to the hospital the previous night and immediately filed charges. Very little information about the case is publicly available, but 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 night 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 admissible under all circumstances.