Overview

• Olympic wrestler Gable Steveson withdrew from his Craig Jones superfight at CJI 2, with the withdrawal attributed to a training injury.
• Steveson is now booked for a short-notice MMA debut on UFC Fight Pass with LFA roughly 12 days after pulling out.
• Gordon Ryan framed the sequence as a 'baller move by UFC,' questioned Jones’s contract protections, and implied retaliation for Jones’s criticism of UFC BJJ deals.
• Craig Jones rebutted by alleging an agreed contract breach and shared a screenshot showing Steveson 'liking' Ryan’s post.
• CJI staff and commentators voiced suspicion about UFC influence, Chael Sonnen offered to step in, and organizers say the Aug. 30–31 $1,000,000 team tournament will proceed without a named replacement.