Overview

• Steveson stopped Peterson by first-round TKO at 1:38 in the co-main event of LFA 217 in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
• He absorbed early leg kicks, hit a rapid takedown, landed a hard elbow, and finished with ground-and-pound.
• Jon Jones cornered Steveson at the event, with coaches Brandon Gibson and Greg Jackson credited in postfight remarks.
• Gibson praised Steveson's tools before the bout and said he has no doubt Steveson can become a heavyweight champion.
• Analysts suggest he could move quickly toward the Contender Series or the UFC if his development and matchmaking progress as expected.