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UFC heavyweight prospect Gable Steveson’s upcoming opponent went off on the Olympic gold medalist ahead of UFC 331.

Rising UFC heavyweight star Gable Steveson will make his second appearance in the Octagon later this month at UFC 331 in Los Angeles. Steveson, UFC legend Jon Jones’ protege, earned a vicious knockout win in his highly anticipated debut at UFC 329.

Steveson will face a surprising name in his UFC 331 return: 0-2 heavyweight Sean Sharaf. Sharaf, 4-2-0 overall in his Mixed Martial Arts career, will look to earn his first UFC win after back-to-back losses to Junior Tafa and Steven Asplund.

Ahead of UFC 331, Steveson has collaborated with social media influencer Nina Drama multiple times. This has allowed UFC fans to get more insight into Steveson’s personality and life outside of fighting.

But Sharaf is perplexed why Nina Drama and the UFC would push to promote Steveson after past legal issues.

Sean Sharaf defames Gable Steveson in vicious social media tirade ahead of UFC 331

In a recent Instagram comment, heavyweight Sean Sharaf scorched the UFC’s repeated promotion of Steveson despite his controversial past.

“This is like the 4th collab they do with him; what’s up with that UFC?” Sharaf said of Steveson.

“Guess Marines aren’t worthy of interviews, just rapists.”

Sharaf is referencing Steveson’s 2019 arrest at the University of Minnesota on suspicion of sexual assault. He was subsequently suspended from wrestling team activities, but he and a teammate didn’t face charges due to insufficient evidence.

Steveson and his legal team vehemently denied the allegations.

As of this writing, Steveson hasn’t responded to Sharaf’s Instagram comment. The Olympic gold medalist remains unbeaten in his MMA career after four straight wins to begin his time in the cage.

Expect things between Steveson and Sharaf to continue to get testy ahead of one of the biggest cards of the year at UFC 331.

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