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  • Photo: Photo/Tony Rotundo

    Photo: Photo/Tony Rotundo

    Ruth signs with Bellator MMA

    Ed Ruth has signed with Bellator MMA, it was announced on Monday.

    Ed Ruth finished third at the U.S. Open this past weekend (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)
    The 24-year-old Ruth has been open about his interest in pursuing a career in MMA after the 2016 Olympic Games.

    "I've known for a long time now that after I get Olympic gold around my neck, I was going to go get some MMA gold for my waist," Ruth told Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting. "I've been talking with all the major organizations, and at the end of the day, I really believe in what Scott Coker is doing with Bellator. They're signing the top talent, they're putting on exciting fights, and they're letting me secure my own sponsors.

    "It will be a little while until I step into the cage for the first time, but when I do, everyone they put in front of me is in for a world of hurt."

    Ruth was a member of the U.S. World Team in 2014. This past weekend he finished third at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas, losing to eventual champion Jake Herbert in the semifinals.

    As a collegiate wrestler, Ruth was a three-time NCAA champion and four-time All-American at Penn State. He was the 2012 InterMat Wrestler of the Year.

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