LAS VEGAS (Тамыз 29, 2016) - Күресудің World Series (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 фунт) star and former Ultimate Fighter competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), эксклюзивті үшін, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
Fighting out of Orem, Utah, 5-аяқ-11, 28-year-old Nijem, жұлдызға мүшесі Гилберт Мелендес’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-фунт бөлімшесі,«Президентті күрес Дүниежүзілік сериясы деді Әкесі бастықтары.
Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKO – to finish as runner-up on Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos жылы 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 фунт) 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 Брок Леснар.
Nijem began his successful run on the reality television show with a second round (3:31) ұсыну (Артқы жалаңаш штуцер) туралы Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (Артқы жалаңаш штуцер) туралы Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) ДДҰ (соққылары) туралы Chris Cope, тиісінше, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson бірінші раундта (3:54) шайқас.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) ДДҰ (соққылары) conquest of Beneil Дариуш сәуір 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) ДДҰ (соққылары) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira тамызда 30, 2014.
A lifelong athlete, Nijem was a three-sport (еркін күрес, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
Live Күрес іс-қимыл World Series туралы NBCSN қайтарады Сенбі, Oct. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, бастап 11 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/8 кешкі сағат, from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Сіз.
In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje қарсы. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight champion Джастин «Highlight» Gaethje (16-0) Safford туралы, Аризона штаты. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
In the light heavyweight (205 фунт) тең басты оқиға, reigning world champion Дэвид филиалы (16-3) Нью-Йорк, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) Лас Вегастағы, Nev. Рио-де-Жанейрода арқылы, Бразилия.