לאַס וועגאַס (ויגוסט 29, 2016) - וועלט סעריעס פון Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 פונט) star and former די לעצט פייטער competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), צו אַ ויסשליסיק, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) league.
Fighting out of Orem, Utah, די 5-פֿיס-11, 28-year-old Nijem, אַ מיטגליד פון סופּערסטאַר Gilbert Melendez’s Skrap Pack fight team, will make his debut under the World Series of Fighting banner on a date to be announced soon.
“We have been aggressively pursuing some of the best available fight talent on the market and as a phenomenal and established competitor, Ramsey Nijem should make an exciting addition to our stacked, 155-פונט אָפּטייל,"האט וועלט סעריעס פון Fighting פּרעזידענט טאַטע טשיעפס.
Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKO – to finish as runner-up on די לעצט פייטער: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos אין 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 פונט) as a member of UFC superstar Junior Dos Santos’ seven-man fight team that opposed a squad captained by WWE icon and former UFC heavyweight champion בראַק לעסנאַר.
Nijem began his successful run on the reality television show with a second round (3:31) סאַבמישאַן (דערציען-נאַקעט שטיקער) פון Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (דערציען-נאַקעט שטיקער) פון Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) וואס (פּאַנטשיז) פון Chris Cope, ריספּעקטיוולי, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson אין דער ערשטער קייַלעכיק (3:54) פון שלאַכט.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) וואס (פּאַנטשיז) conquest of בענעיל דאַריוש אויף אפריל 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) וואס (פּאַנטשיז) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira אויף אויגוסט 30, 2014.
A lifelong athlete, Nijem was a three-sport (ראַנגלערייַ, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
לעבן וועלט סעריעס פון Fighting קאַמף קערט צו נבקסן אויף שבת, אקטאבער. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, אָנהייב בייַ 11 פּ.ם. און/8 פּיעם, from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, דו.
In the main event of WSOF33: גאַעטהדזשע ווס. דוגולובגאָוו, reigning, undefeated world lightweight champion דזשאַסטין "דער הויכפּונקט" גאַעטהדזשע (16-0) פון סאַפפאָרד, אַריז. will risk his title against number one contender אָזזי דוגולובגאָוו (8-2) of Ridgewood, נ.דזש.
In the light heavyweight (205 פונט) גלויבנס-הויפּט געשעעניש, reigning world champion דוד בראַנטש (16-3) פון ניו יארק, נ.י.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran וויני מאַגאַלהאַעס (14-7) פון לאַס וועגאַס, נעוו. דורך ריאָ דע דזשאַנעיראָ, Brazil.
