{"id":162493,"date":"2015-08-24T07:11:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T14:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=162493"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:12:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:12:41","slug":"benson-henderson-vs-thiago-alves-headlines-ufn-79-in-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/benson-henderson-vs-thiago-alves-headlines-ufn-79-in-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Benson Henderson vs. Thiago Alves headlines UFN 79 in Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Benson-Henderson1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Benson-Henderson1.png\" alt=\"Benson Henderson\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Benson-Henderson1.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Benson-Henderson1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Benson-Henderson1-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Benson-Henderson1-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A welterweight bout between Benson Henderson and Thiago Alves will headline November\u2019s UFC Fight Night 79 event in South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>UFC officials announced the news on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson (22-5 MMA), who is of Korean heritage, was last seen in action at February\u2019s UFC Fight Night 60 event, where he scored a fourth-round submission victory over Brandon Thatch. Prior to the win, \u201cSmooth\u201d was coming off back-to-back losses in the UFC\u2019s lightweight division against opponents Rafael dos Anjos and Donald Cerrone.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Thiago Alves (21-10 MMA) will be looking to rebound, this after suffering a TKO loss to Carlos Condit in his most recent performance at UFC Fight Night 67 in May. Prior to the setback, \u201cPitbull\u201d had scored back-to-back victories over Jordan Mein and Seth Baczynski respectively.<\/p>\n<p>UFC Fight Night 79 takes place November 28 live from the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The event includes a heavyweight bout between Mirko Filipovic and Anthony Hamilton, as well as a welterweight bout between Jorge Masvidal and Dong Hyun Kim.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you have winning this welterweight bout? 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