Gable Steveson Isn’t Interested In Real American Freestyle Right Now, Wants To Stick To MMA

Gable Steveson says he’s not interested in competing for Real American Freestyle at the moment because his focus is on MMA. Steveson made his MMA debut over the weekend with a win at Legacy Fighting Alliance, getting a TKO win over Braden Peterson. He appeared on The Ariel Helwani Show and during the conversation he was asked about potentially competing for RAFW and more. You can see highlights below (per Fightful):

On if he’s interested in Real American Freestyle: “Um, right now, no. Right now, I had the biggest rush of my life putting on those gloves and getting that victory. I wanna keep it that way… I wanna stick to MMA. I wanna take it one day at a time. I’m 1-0 right now. I would like to be 2-0, 3-0, 4-0 and then just keep it going, and man, just believe in myself. You gotta focus on one thing, and I wanna focus on this.”

On where he’s interested in fighting: “I would like to take this slow. I would like to go where I need to go. I’m 1-0. I’m focused on being 2-0, nothing else… The last guy that did that (made a quick jump to either UFC or PFL) took a couple knees so no… Man, if it’s there and the UFC looks at me or the PFL or whoever. My goal is to be UFC Champion. I wanna go out there and be with the best, I wanna look the best in the face and show the world what I’m made of and I know I can do it. If those fans think I’m ready and they wanna see Gable Steveson where he needs to go, of course. But in my eyes, do I have things to work on? Of course, and I will keep working on those things and keep showing the project as we go along.”