Danny Downes vs. Ramsey Nijem Slated for UFC 137

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Zuffa has added a tenth bout to the UFC 137 card on October 29th, and it will be contested at lightweight. Danny Downes will face off with The Ultimate Fighter 13 runner-up Ramsey Nijem. UFC.com has the news:

A lightweight match between the tough-as-nails Daniel "Danny Boy" Downes and TUF 13 runner-up Ramsey Nijem has been verbally agreed to for the UFC 137 fight card, UFC president Dana White confirmed today.

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Downes started off in the WEC, where he went 1-1. Due to a long layoff, he took a bout outside the organization in May (which he won), then came back a month later and dropped a unanimous decision to Jeremy Stephens. Nijem stopped all the of his opponents on TUF 13 before falling to Tony Ferguson via KO at the TUF 13 Finale last month. The bout is expected to take place on the undercard.

Danny Downes (8-2)
Loss Jeremy Stephens - Decision (Unanimous) TUF 13 Finale
Win Tory Bogguess - Submission (Triangle Choke) NAFC
Win Zhang Tie Quan - Decision (Unanimous) WEC 53

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Ramsey Nijem (4-2)
Loss Tony Ferguson - KO (Punch) TUF 13 Finale
Win Scott Casey - Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Showdown Fights
Win Eric Uresk - TKO (Punches) Showdown Fights

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