LAS VEGAS (Awst 29, 2016) - Cyfres Byd Ymladd (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 bunnoedd) star and former Mae'r Ymladdwr Ultimate competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), i exclusive, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
Fighting out of Orem, Utah, y 5-droed-11, 28-year-old Nijem, yn aelod o superstar 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-is-adran punt,"Meddai Cyfres Byd o Ymladd Llywydd Penaethiaid Tad.
Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKO – to finish as runner-up on Mae'r Ymladdwr Ultimate: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos mewn 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 bunnoedd) 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) cyflwyniad (tagu cefn-noeth) o Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (tagu cefn-noeth) o Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) PWY (punches) o Chris Cope, yn y drefn honno, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson yn y rownd gyntaf (3:54) o frwydr.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) PWY (punches) conquest of Beneil Dariush ar Ebrill 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) PWY (punches) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira ar Awst 30, 2014.
A lifelong athlete, Nijem was a three-sport (reslo, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
Live Cyfres Byd o weithredu Ymladd yn dychwelyd i NBCSN ar Dydd Sadwrn, Hydref. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, yn dechrau am 11 p.m. A/8 p.m., from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Chi.
In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight champion Justin "Mae'r Amlygu" Gaethje (16-0) o SAFFORD, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
In the light heavyweight (205 bunnoedd) cyd-prif ddigwyddiad, reigning world champion David Branch (16-3) Efrog Newydd, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) o Las Vegas, Nev. drwy Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.