Gable Steveson faced 2019 sexual assault allegations that were later dropped

UFC newcomer and Olympic champion wrestler Gable Steveson, who trains under Jon Jones, was arrested in June 2019 along with a teammate on allegations of group sexual assault. The alleged victim went to a hospital and immediately filed charges. The case had very limited information publicly available, but the charges were ultimately dropped due to a legal loophole that prevented the victim's testimony from being admissible because she had voluntarily consumed alcohol on the evening of the alleged incident. There were no witnesses other than the victim and the two accused wrestlers, and their accounts contradicted each other. While there was no direct evidence of Steveson's guilt, the law was reportedly changed after this case so that victim testimony would be considered by courts under any circumstances.