LAS VEGAS (Ogos 29, 2016) - Dunia Siri Pertempuran (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 pound) star and former Pejuang Ultimate competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), untuk eksklusif, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
Fighting out of Orem, Utah, 5-kaki-11, 28-year-old Nijem, ahli 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-Bahagian pound,"Kata Siri Dunia Pertempuran Presiden Ketua Bapa.
Nijem defeated three straight adversaries – two by way of submission and one via TKO – to finish as runner-up on Pejuang Ultimate: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos dalam 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 pound) 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) penyerahan (belakang-telanjang pencekik) daripada Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (belakang-telanjang pencekik) daripada Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) WHO (tumbukan) daripada Chris Cope, masing-masing, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson pada pusingan pertama (3:54) pertempuran.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) WHO (tumbukan) conquest of Beneil Dariush pada April 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) WHO (tumbukan) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira pada Ogos 30, 2014.
A lifelong athlete, Nijem was a three-sport (gusti, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
Live World Series tindakan Pertempuran kembali ke NBCSN pada Sabtu, Oktober. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, bermula pada 11 petang. DAN/8 ptg, from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Anda.
In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight champion Justin "The Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) daripada Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
In the light heavyweight (205 pound) bersama-utama acara, reigning world champion David Cawangan (16-3) New York, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhães (14-7) Las Vegas, Nev. melalui Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
