The UFC will be heading to Korea in November and the fight card will be headlined by a welterweight bout as former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson will meet former UFC title challenger Thiago Alves.
In addition to announcing the main event, the UFC announced the three other fights that will be part of the main card as those matchups are Mirko Cro Cop vs. Anthony Hamilton, Dong Hyun Kim vs. Jorge Masvidal, and Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alberto Mina.
UFC Fight Night 79: Henderson vs. Alves will come from the Olympic Park Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, Korea on November 28 and the event will be streamed on UFC Fight Pass.
Henderson (22-6) moved up to the welterweight division earlier this year on short notice and scored a submission victory against Brandon Thatch. The victory snapped a two fight losing streak and his last two victories have come by submission. Alves (21-10) is coming off a TKO lost against Carlos Condit in May and the defeat snapped a two fight winning streak. The defeat was his second career TKO defeat as the previous one came in 2006 against Jon Fitch.
The current UFC Fight Night 79: Henderson vs. Alves fight card is below.
Benson Henderson (22-5) vs. Thiago Alves (26-10)
Mirko Cro Cop (31-11-2, 1NC) vs. Anthony Hamilton (14-4)
Dong Hyun Kim (20-3-1) vs. Jorge Masvidal (29-9)
Yoshihiro Akiyama (14-5) vs. Alberto Mina (11-0)