Gable Steveson's 2019 sexual assault case resurfaces amid UFC debut

Olympic wrestling champion and new UFC signee Gable Steveson, who is mentored by Jon Jones, was involved in a sexual assault case in 2019. On June 15, 2019, Steveson and a teammate were arrested and charged with group sexual assault involving a foreign object. The alleged victim went to the hospital the night of the incident and immediately filed charges. The case was ultimately dismissed 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. The law was subsequently changed after this case to allow victim testimony under any circumstances. There were no witnesses besides the victim and the two wrestlers, and their accounts contradicted each other, leaving no direct evidence of Steveson's guilt.