LAS VEGAS (Rugpjūtis 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 svarų) star and former Galutinis kovotojas competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), į išskirtinę, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
Fighting out of Orem, Utah, 5-snukio 11, 28-year-old Nijem, iš superžvaigždė narys 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-Svaras padalinys,Sakė World Series of Fighting prezidentas Tėvas vadovų.
Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKO – to finish as runner-up on Galutinis kovotojas: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos į 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 svarų) 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) pateikimas (galinio nuogas droselis) apie Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (galinio nuogas droselis) apie Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) PSO (štampus) apie Chris Cope, atitinkamai, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson pirmajame etape (3:54) mūšis.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) PSO (štampus) conquest of Beneil Dariush balandžio 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) PSO (štampus) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira rugpjūčio 30, 2014.
A lifelong athlete, Nijem was a three-sport (imtynės, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
Live World Series of Fighting veiksmų grįžta į NBCSN nuo Šeštadienis, Spalis. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, pradedant nuo 11 p.m. IR/8 p.m., from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Jums.
In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje prieš. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight champion Justinas "Paryškinti" Gaethje (16-0) iš Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
In the light heavyweight (205 svarų) bendro pagrindinis renginys, reigning world champion Davidas filialas (16-3) Niujorke, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) Las Vegase, Nev. per Rio de Žaneirą, Brazilija.