Talks are currently underway for Penn State’s campus to host a live Bellator MMA event — which would feature former Nittany Lion wrestlers Phil Davis and Ed Ruth — later this year, according to a report from ESPN.
The network’s Brett Okamoto, who hosts the weekly MMA-centric podcast 5ive Rounds, tweeted Monday about the potential plan. He cited Bellator MMA President Scott Coker as informing him about the talks.
Penn State did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
Ruth, a three-time NCAA wrestling champ, signed with Bellator in 2015. The 26-year-old middleweight kicked off his professional MMA career in November 2016 and, since then, has gone 3-0 with three TKOs.