LAS VEGAS (Agost 29, 2016) - Sèrie Mundial de Lluita (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 lliura) star and former The Ultimate Fighter competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), a un exclusiu, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
Fighting out of Orem, Utah, el 5 peus i 11 polzades, 28-year-old Nijem, un membre de la superestrella 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-divisió de lliures,", Va dir el president de la World Series of Fighting Pare Chiefs.
Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKO – to finish as runner-up on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos a 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 lliura) 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 Brock Lesnar.
Nijem began his successful run on the reality television show with a second round (3:31) submissió (estrangulament per l'esquena) de Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (estrangulament per l'esquena) de Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) QUI (cops) de Chris Cope, respectivament, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson en la primera ronda (3:54) de la batalla.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) QUI (cops) conquest of Beneil Dariush d'abril 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) QUI (cops) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira d'agost 30, 2014.
A lifelong athlete, Nijem was a three-sport (lluita, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
Viu la Sèrie Mundial de lluita d'acció torna a NBCSN en Dissabte, Octubre. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, a partir de les 11 p.m. I/8 p.m., from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Vostè.
In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight champion Justin "El més destacat" Gaethje (16-0) de Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
In the light heavyweight (205 lliura) co-esdeveniment principal, reigning world champion David Branch (16-3) de Nova York, N.Y. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) of Las Vegas, Nev. a través de Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.