Steveson Reportedly Gets Chatman for UFC 336 in Toronto

Gable Steveson is reportedly heading back to the cage on Jan. 30. His opponent in Toronto would be Terrance Chatman, and the bout would be his first since one of the biggest upsets in UFC history.

The matchup and who reported it

The pairing comes from the Instagram account Connected MMA. It says Steveson and Chatman are in the works for UFC 336. The UFC has not yet announced the full lineup for the event, so the fight is not official.

UFC 336 is the first major UFC card of 2027. A flyweight title fight between Joshua Van and Manel Kape headlines it. Carlos Prates and Michael Morales meet in the co-main event, an interim welterweight title bout.

Twelve seconds against Sharaf

Steveson, an Olympic gold medalist, won his first four MMA fights. One of them was a first-round knockout of Elisha Ellison at UFC 329. Then came UFC 331. Sean Sharaf knocked him out in 12 seconds.

The criticism after that loss came from all directions. It is one of the first times in his combat sports career that Steveson has had to bounce back from a defeat.

Who Chatman is

Chatman is a seven-fight veteran. All four of his early wins came in Fury FC, in a 4-1 start. His first UFC outing ended in a first-round loss to the heavyweight prospect Anthony Wint in August. Toronto would be his second UFC appearance.

Jones backed him before the loss

Before the Sharaf loss, UFC Hall of Famer Jon Jones called Steveson the promotion's next great heavyweight. Jones retired from MMA last year. He now devotes his attention to coaching and mentoring Steveson.

Many people still regard Steveson as one of the best heavyweight prospects of the modern era. The report does not say whether his team has agreed to the fight or what changed in his camp after the knockout.

Source: BJPenn.com