LAS VEGAS (Αύγουστος 29, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 λίρες) star and former Το Ultimate Fighter competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), σε μια αποκλειστική, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (ΜΜΑ) league.
Fighting out of Orem, Γιούτα, το 5-πόδι-11, 28-year-old Nijem, μέλος του σούπερ σταρ 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-λιβρών,"Δήλωσε World Series of Fighting Πρόεδρος Πατέρας Αρχηγών.
Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKO – to finish as runner-up on Το Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos σε 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 λίρες) 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) υποβολή (πίσω γυμνή έμφραξη) του Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-δεύτερη υποβολή (πίσω γυμνή έμφραξη) του Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) ΠΟΥ (γροθιές) του Chris Cope, αντίστοιχα, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson στον πρώτο γύρο (3:54) της μάχης.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) ΠΟΥ (γροθιές) conquest of Beneil Dariush τον Απρίλιο 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) ΠΟΥ (γροθιές) ήττα στα χέρια του Carlos Diego Ferreira τον Αύγουστο 30, 2014.
Ένας ισόβιος αθλητής, Nijem was a three-sport (πάλη, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
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