LAS VEGAS (Août 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 livres) star and former The Ultimate Fighter competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), à une exclusive, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ligue.
Fighting out of Orem, Utah, 5-pieds-11, 28-year-old Nijem, un membre de la 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-division £,», A déclaré le président des World Series of Fighting Père chefs.
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 en 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 livres) 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) soumission (étranglement arrière-nue) de Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-deuxième communication (étranglement arrière-nue) de Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) OMS (poinçons) de Chris Cope, respectivement, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson dans le premier tour (3:54) de bataille.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) OMS (poinçons) conquest of Beneil Dariush sur Avril 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) OMS (poinçons) la défaite aux mains de Carlos Diego Ferreira sur Août 30, 2014.
Un athlète à vie, Nijem was a three-sport (lutte, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
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