Las Vegas (Lub yim hli ntuj 29, 2016) - Ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 phaus) star and former Qhov kawg Fighter competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), mus rau ib qho kom, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
Fighting out of Orem, Utah, lub 5-ko taw-11, 28-year-old Nijem, ib tug tswv cuab ntawm 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-phaus faib,"Hais tias lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus sib tua Thawj Tswj Hwm Leej Txiv Chiefs.
Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKO – to finish as runner-up on Qhov kawg Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos nyob rau hauv 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 phaus) 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) cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) LEEJ TWG (punches) ntawm Chris Cope, feem, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson nyob rau hauv thawj puag ncig (3:54) sib ntaus sib tua.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) LEEJ TWG (punches) conquest of Beneil Dariush on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) LEEJ TWG (punches) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira on Lub yim hli ntuj 30, 2014.
A lifelong athlete, Nijem was a three-sport (wrestling, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
Nyob ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus txiav txim rov qab los rau NBCSN rau Saturday, Oct. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, pib thaum 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m., from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Koj.
In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight champion Justin "Lub Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) ntawm Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
In the light heavyweight (205 phaus) co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, reigning world champion David Ceg (16-3) ntawm New York, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) ntawm Las Vegas, Nev. ntawm Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.