LAS VEGAS (Augusti 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 pounds) star and former The Ultimate Fighter competition reality television series runner-up Ramsey Nijem (9-6), till en exklusiv, multi-fight promotional agreement with the world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league.
Fighting out of Orem, Utah, 5-fot-11, 28-year-old Nijem, en medlem av super 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-pound division,"Sade World Series of Fighting ordförande Far chefer.
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 i 2011, while competing at welterweight (170 pounds) 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) underkastelse (bakre naked choke) av Charlie Rader, and followed up the victory with a quick, 56-second submission (bakre naked choke) av Clay Harvison and a second round (1:49) VEM (stansar) av Chris Cope, respektive, to reach the show’s final round of competition where he was stopped with an onslaught of punches by Tony Ferguson i den första omgången (3:54) stridens.
During his 10-fight stint with the UFC, Nijem earned both a “Performance of the Night” honor for his first round (4:20) VEM (stansar) conquest of Beneil Dariush april 11, 2014, as well a “Fight of the Night” award for his gritty effort in a second round (1:53) VEM (stansar) defeat at the hands of Carlos Diego Ferreira augusti 30, 2014.
A lifelong athlete, Nijem was a three-sport (brottning, cross country and soccer) competitor in high school before going on to wrestle for NCAA Division I Utah Valley University.
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In the main event of WSOF33: Gaethje vs. Dugulubgov, reigning, undefeated world lightweight champion Justin "Höjdpunkten" Gaethje (16-0) av Safford, Ariz. will risk his title against number one contender Ozzy Dugulubgov (8-2) of Ridgewood, N.J.
In the light heavyweight (205 pounds) co-main event, reigning world champion David Branch (16-3) New York, N.Y.. will defend his title against fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and battle-tested veteran Vinny Magalhaes (14-7) Las Vegas, Nev. via Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien.
