Las Vegas (August 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 amakhilogremu) star and former The Ultimate Fighter competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), i okukhethekile, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
Fighting out of Orem, Utah, 5-foot-11, 28-year-old Nijem, ilungu superstar 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-iphawundi division,"Kusho World Series of Ukulwa President Baba Chiefs.
Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKO – to finish as runner-up on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos in 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) 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) ukuzithoba (okukhulisa-naked binda) of Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (okukhulisa-naked binda) of Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) WHO (punches) of Chris Cope, ngokulandelana, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson e emzuliswaneni wokuqala (3:54) wokulwa.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) WHO (punches) conquest of Beneil Dariush ngo-Ephreli 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) WHO (punches) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira on August 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.
Phila World Series of Fighting isinyathelo ebuyela NBCSN on Saturday, Oct. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, isiqala at 11 p.m. KANYE/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 "The Gqamisa" Gaethje (16-0) of Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
In the light heavyweight (205 amakhilogremu) co-main umcimbi, reigning world champion David Branch (16-3) of New York, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhães (14-7) of Las Vegas, Nev. via Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.