Лас-Вегас (Серпня 29, 2016) - Світова серія Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 фунти) star and former Ultimate Fighter competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), у виключній, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
Fighting out of Orem, Юта, 5-ноги-11, 28-year-old Nijem, член суперзірки 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-фунт поділ,"Сказав Світової серії Боротьба Президента Батько начальників.
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 в 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 фунти) 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) уявлення (задній удушення) з Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (задній удушення) з Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) ВООЗ (удари) з Chris Cope, відповідно, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson в першому турі (3:54) битви.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) ВООЗ (удари) conquest of Beneil Даріуш квітня 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) ВООЗ (удари) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira серпня 30, 2014.
A lifelong athlete, Nijem was a three-sport (боротьба, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
Жити Світової Серії бойові дії повертається в NBCSN на Субота, Жовтень. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, починаючи з 11 p.m. І/8 вечора, from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Ви.
In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje проти. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight champion Джастін "Виділити" Gaethje (16-0) з Саффорд, Арізона. will risk his title against number one contender Оззі Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
In the light heavyweight (205 фунти) спільно Головною подією, reigning world champion Девід Галузь (16-3) Нью Йорк, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Вінні Магалхаес (14-7) Лас-Вегасі, Невада. за допомогою де-Жанейро, Бразилія.