Dominic Waters
With Jorge Masvidal (29-9 MMA, 6-2 UFC) now set to face Benson Henderson in UFC Fight Night 79’s headliner, Dong Hyun Kim (20-3-1 MMA, 11-3 UFC) will instead meet Dominic Waters (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in the card’s co-main event.
UFC officials today confirmed the switch, which comes one day after news of an injury to onetime welterweight title challenger Thiago Alves (21-10 MMA, 13-7 UFC) that scratched him from a fight with Henderson (22-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC).
UFC Fight Night 79 takes place Nov. 28 at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea. The event streams live on UFC Fight Pass.
Kim originally was slated to meet Masvidal but now faces Waters, who hopes to rebound from a setback in his UFC debut against George Sullivan. Previously, Waters had rattled off three straight wins on the regional circuit.
Kim, meanwhile, hopes to rebuild himself as contender. After winning four straight, he was stopped by Tyron Woodley in just 61 seconds in August 2014. He then rebounded with a submission of Josh Burkman in May at UFC 187.
With the changes to the card, UFC Fight Night 79 now includes:
MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 8 a.m. ET)
- Benson Henderson vs. Jorge Masvidal
- Dong Hyun Kim vs. Dominic Waters
- Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alberto Mina
- Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Dominique Steele
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 4:45 a.m. ET)
- Doo Ho Choi vs. Sam Sicilia
- Jake Collier vs. Dongi Yang
- Yui Chul Nam vs. Mike De La Torre
- Tae Hyun Bang vs. Leo Kuntz
- Cortney Casey vs. Seo Hee Ham
- Fredy Serrano vs. Yao Zhikui
- Marco Beltran vs. Ning Guangyou
For more on UFC Fight Night 79, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
