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UFC Fight Night 79: Henderson vs. Masvidal is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on November 28, 2015 at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea.
Official fight card
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Benson Henderson vs. Jorge Masvidal
Welterweight Dong Hyun Kim vs. Dominic Waters
Welterweight Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alberto Mina
Featherweight Doo Ho Choi vs. Sam Sicilia
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Middleweight Dongi Yang vs. Jake Collier
Featherweight Yui Chul Nam vs. Mike de la Torre
Lightweight Tae Hyun Bang vs. Leo Kuntz
Women's Strawweight Seo Hee Ham vs. Cortney Casey
Flyweight Yao Zhikui vs. Fredy Serrano
Bantamweight Ning Guangyou vs. Marco Beltrán
Welterweight Dominique Steele vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Background
The event will be the first that the organization will have hosted in South Korea.
A welterweight bout between former WEC and UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson and former top contender Thiago Alves was expected to headline the event. However on November 14, Alves pulled out the bout due to a broken rib and was replaced by Jorge Masvidal, who was originally scheduled to face Dong Hyun Kim. Kim is now expected to face Dominic Waters.
A featherweight bout between Doo Ho Choi and Sam Sicilia was originally booked for UFC 173 and later UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee. However, Choi pulled out both times due to an injury and undisclosed reasons, respectively. The fight was later rescheduled for this event.
A heavyweight bout between the 2006 Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix champion and 2012 K-1 World Grand Prix champion Mirko Filipovic and Anthony Hamilton was expected to serve as the co-main event. However on November 10, Filipovic abruptly announced his retirement, citing a shoulder injury as the main reason and also a series of recurring injuries and other effects of ageing. Subsequently on the following day, UFC officials confirmed that Filipovic had in fact failed a drug test. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) notified both Mirko Cro Cop and the UFC that he has been provisionally suspended due to a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation. The substance found in Filipovic’s system was not revealed. Promotion officials also announced that Hamilton had been removed from the card and will be booked for a new bout at a future event.
Hyun Gyu Lim was expected to face Dominique Steele at the event. However, Lim pulled out of the bout on November 20 and was replaced by promotional newcomer "The Maestro" Dong Hyun Kim.
Nov 27 - Updated fight card & background
