LAS VEGAS (Augustus 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 pond) star and former The Ultimate Fighter competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), een exclusieve, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competitie.
Fighting out of Orem, Utah, de 5-meter-11, 28-year-old Nijem, lid van de superster 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-pond divisie,"Zei World Series of Fighting President Vader 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 pond) 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) onderwerping (achter-naakte vernauwing) van Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-tweede inzending (achter-naakte vernauwing) van Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) WHO (stoten) van Chris Cope, respectievelijk, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson in de eerste ronde (3:54) van de strijd.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) WHO (stoten) conquest of Beneil Dariush on April 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) WHO (stoten) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira augustus 30, 2014.
Een levenslange atleet, Nijem was a three-sport (het worstelen, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
Leef World Series of Fighting actie keert terug naar NBCSN op Zaterdag, Oktober. 7, with an unprecedented, three-hour telecast and world championship doubleheader, vanaf 11 p.m. EN/8 p.m., from Kansas City Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, U.
In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight champion Justin "De Highlight" Gaethje (16-0) van Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
In the light heavyweight (205 pond) co-main event, reigning world champion David Branch (16-3) van New York, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) van Las Vegas, Nev. via Rio de Janeiro, Brazilië.
