Sean
Sharaf questions the
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s selective promotion of
fighters.
Sharaf (4-2) is scheduled to fight Gable
Steveson (4-0) at UFC
331 on Sept. 19 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Steveson
recently did a collaboration on Instagram with UFC content creator
Nina Marie Daniele, aka Nina Drama, drawing the ire of his upcoming
foe.
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Sean Sharaf questions UFC treatment ahead of Gable Steveson
fight
Sharaf questioned the UFC over the influencer’s repeated
collaborations with Steveson. Sharaf, an ex-Marine, wonders if he’s
unworthy of promotion and slammed the organization for allegedly
pushing Steveson, who has been accused of sexual assault.
“This is like the 4th collab they do with him, what’s up with that
UFC guess Marines aren’t worthy of interviews just r**ists,” Sharaf
wrote in the comments section of Nina Drama’s video.
Steveson and his teammate Dylan Martinez were arrested on charges
of sexual assault in 2019. However, they were subsequently released
with no criminal charges filed due to lack of evidence. Steveson
went on to win gold in freestyle wrestling at the Tokyo
Olympics.
He transitioned to MMA last year and made it to the UFC with three
first-round finishes. Steveson stopped Elisha
Ellison in the first round of his UFC debut this past July.
Meanwhile, Sharaf came to the UFC as an undefeated prospect with
four first-round finishes, but has suffered knockout losses in both
his UFC fights so far.
Gable
Steveson’s upcoming opponent Sean Sharaf
left a comment under an Instagram video of his collab with Nina
Drama 😬“This is like the 4th collab they do with him, what’s up with that
UFC guess Marines aren’t worthy of interviews just r*pists 🤡”😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/vTzkMW0Wgh
— ACD MMA (@acdmma_)
September 2, 2026