LAS VEGAS (Out 29, 2016) - Mondyal seri de Goumen (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 liv) star and former Ultim konba a competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), nan yon san konte, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (Mma) league.
Fighting out of Orem, Utah, 5-nan pye-11, 28-year-old Nijem, yon manm nan sipèsta 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-divizyon liv,"Te di Mondyal seri de Goumen Prezidan Papa Se te.
Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKO – to finish as runner-up on Ultim konba a: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos nan 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 liv) 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 HT.
Nijem began his successful run on the reality television show with a second round (3:31) soumèt (dèyè-toutouni toufe) nan Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (dèyè-toutouni toufe) nan Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) KI MOUN KI (pwenson) nan Chris Cope, respektivman, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson nan premye tou an (3:54) nan batay.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) KI MOUN KI (pwenson) conquest of Beneil Dariush sou Avril 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) KI MOUN KI (pwenson) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira sou Out 30, 2014.
A lifelong athlete, Nijem was a three-sport (lit, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
Viv Mondyal seri de Goumen aksyon retounen nan NBCSN sou Samdi, Oct. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, kòmanse nan 11 p.m. AK/8 P.M., from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Ou.
In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight champion Justin "rekò nan" Gaethje (16-0) nan Safford, Arizona. will risk his title against number one contender Osbourne Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
In the light heavyweight (205 liv) ko-prensipal evènman, reigning world champion David Branch (16-3) nan New York, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) nan Las Vegas, Nev. atravè Rio de Janeiro, Brezil.