Las Vegas (August 29, 2016) - World Series wa Kumenya Nkhondo (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 mapaundi) star and former Chapamwamba Wankhondo competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), kuti basi, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
Fighting out of Orem, Utah, 5-phazi 11, 28-year-old Nijem, membala wa opsa 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-mapaundi magawano,"Anati World Series wa Kulimbana Pulezidenti Atate Chiefs.
Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKO – to finish as runner-up on Chapamwamba Wankhondo: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos mu 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 mapaundi) 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) kugonjera (kumbuyo-maliseche Choke) a Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (kumbuyo-maliseche Choke) a Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) WHO (nkhonya) a Chris Cope, ankalemekeza, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson mu woyamba wozungulira (3:54) lankhondo.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) WHO (nkhonya) conquest of Beneil Dariush pa April 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) WHO (nkhonya) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira pa August 30, 2014.
A lifelong athlete, Nijem was a three-sport (kulimbana, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
Moyo World Series wa Kumenya kanthu umabwerera kwa NBCSN pa Loweruka, Oct. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, kuyambira 11 p.m. AND/8 koloko, from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Inu.
In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje motsutsana. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight champion Justin "The Yosangalatsa" Gaethje (16-0) wa Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
In the light heavyweight (205 mapaundi) co-waukulu chochitika, reigning world champion David Nthambi (16-3) wa New York, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) wa Las Vegas, Nev. kudzera Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.