{"id":40728,"date":"2026-09-23T02:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T02:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Sean-Sharaf-knew-Gable-Steveson-was-looking-past-him-before-UFC-331-202914"},"modified":"2026-09-23T02:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T02:30:36","slug":"sean-sharaf-knew-gable-steveson-was-looking-past-him-before-ufc-331","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/sean-sharaf-knew-gable-steveson-was-looking-past-him-before-ufc-331\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Sharaf knew Gable Steveson was looking past him before UFC 331"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sean
\nSharaf<\/a> knew Gable
\nSteveson<\/a> was looking past him before their clash.<\/p>\n

Sharaf was a massive underdog going into his
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> heavyweight bout against
\nSteveson at UFC
\n331<\/a>. He knocked Steveson out cold in 12 seconds in a monumental
\nupset and has since revealed that he knew the Olympian was
\nunderestimating him, which only motivated him further.<\/p>\n

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Sharaf says Steveson’s RAF 12 wrestling match during UFC camp
\nlit a fire under him<\/h2>\n

Sharaf recently revealed that a specific moment made it certain
\nthat Steveson was looking past him. Steveson (4-1) defeated Anthony
\nCassioppi in a wrestling match at RAF 12, less than a month before
\nhis fight against Sharaf. When Sharaf saw Steveson doing side
\nquests during fight camp, he knew that the Olympic gold medalist
\nwas overconfident.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe did a [Real American Freestyle] match,\u201d Sharaf told TMZ Sports.
\n\u201cHe did a wrestling match like the month prior, and that\u2019s when I
\nknew. He\u2019s in fight camp and he\u2019s going to do another event.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, it was a do-or-die matchup for Sharaf (5-2), having been
\nknocked out in both of his previous UFC bouts. While he knew that
\nhe was being considered a stepping stone for Steveson, the former
\nU.S. Marine was determined to win.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was on the chopping block,\u201d Sharaf added. \u201cLiterally, everyone
\nwas just like, he even said in his interview, \u2018He’s a sacrificial
\nlamb, he’s a coward, he’s looking for a way out,\u2019 and I’m like,
\n\u2018Bro, I signed up for this, brother. I signed the contract.\u2019 I am
\ndefinitely going to show up on fight night and I’m definitely here
\nto f*cking win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharaf then doubled down on his advice to never underestimate an
\nopponent, especially at the highest level.<\/p>\n

“That’s another lesson, like, bro, you can’t underestimate anyone.
\nLike I said, he has two hands, he has two legs, he bleeds red and
\nyou can get touched, especially in the UFC.”<\/p>\n