LAS VEGAS (Agosti 29, 2016) - World Mfululizo wa Kupambana na (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 paundi) star and former Ultimate Fighter competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), kwa kipekee, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
Fighting out of Orem, Utah, 5-mguu-11, 28-year-old Nijem, mwanachama wa Nyota 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-chupa mgawanyiko,"Alisema Dunia Mfululizo wa Kupambana na Rais Baba Chiefs.
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 katika 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 paundi) 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) kuwasilisha (nyuma-uchi hulisonga) ya Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (nyuma-uchi hulisonga) ya Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) WHO (kukwepa makonde) ya Chris Cope, mtiririko, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson katika raundi ya kwanza (3:54) vita ya.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) WHO (kukwepa makonde) conquest of Beneil Dariush Aprili 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) WHO (kukwepa makonde) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira Agosti 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.
Kuishi Dunia Mfululizo wa Kupambana na hatua anarudi NBCSN juu Jumamosi, Oktoba. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, kuanzia saa 11 p.m. NA/8 p.m., from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, You.
In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight champion Justin "Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) ya Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
In the light heavyweight (205 paundi) ushirikiano kuu tukio, reigning world champion Daudi chipukizi (16-3) ya New York, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) ya Las Vegas, Nev. kupitia Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.