Ed Ruth competed in the Middleweight division of Bellator MMA.
21 Facts About Ed Ruth
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Ed Ruth wrestled at Susquehanna Township High School prior to transferring to Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey for his senior year and graduating in 2009.
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In folkstyle wrestling, Ed Ruth competed for Pennsylvania State University from 2010 to 2014.
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In freestyle wrestling, Ed Ruth represented the United States at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships and the 2015 Wrestling World Cup.
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In July 2021, Ed Ruth joined the University of Illinois wrestling program as an assistant coach.
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In December 2014, Ed Ruth trained with mixed martial arts fighter Jon Jones.
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Ed Ruth made his professional MMA debut in November 2016 on the undercard of Bellator 163 against Dustin Collins-Miles, fighting in the middleweight division.
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Ed Ruth was expected to face Aaron Goodwine at Bellator 178 on April 21,2017 but the bout did not materialize.
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Ed Ruth faced UFC veteran Chris Dempsey on November 3,2017 at Bellator 186.
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Ed Ruth won the fight via knockout in the second round.
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Ed Ruth was scheduled to make his welterweight debut and face Lazslo Furko of Hungary, but Furko pulled out due to injury.
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Ed Ruth then faced Ion Pascu of Romania, who took the fight on two weeks notice at Bellator 196 held in Budapest, Hungary.
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Ed Ruth won the fight by unanimous decision after taking Pascu down numerous times and landing heavy ground and pound.
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Ed Ruth made his welterweight debut against Andy Murad at Bellator 201 in Temecula, California.
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Ed Ruth faced Neiman Gracie in the quarterfinals at Bellator 213 on December 15,2018.
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Ed Ruth lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the fourth round.
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Ed Ruth faced Kiichi Kunimoto at Bellator 224 on July 12,2019 and won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Ed Ruth faced Yaroslav Amosov in the main event of Bellator 239, on February 21,2020.
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Ed Ruth faced Taylor Johnson at Bellator 245 on September 11,2020.
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Ed Ruth lost the bout due to an inverted heel hook submission early in the first round.
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In July 2021, Ed Ruth retired from MMA and took a job as assistant coach with the University of Illinois wrestling program, joining head coach Mike Poeta in his first year at the helm of the program.