Benson Henderson vs. Jorge Masvidal official for UFC Fight Night 79 main event

Jorge Masvidal

After being rumored as the new main event for UFC Fight Night 79, Benson Henderson vs. Jorge Masvidal is now official.

Henderson (22-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC) was left without an opponent after planned welterweight main event dance partner Thiago Alves (21-10 MMA, 13-7 UFC) suffered a rib injury that forced him to withdraw from the card. Masvidal (29-9 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was slated to face Dong Hyun Kim (20-3-1 MMA, 11-3 UFC) in the co-main event, also at 170 pounds.

It’s not clear if Kim will remain on the card, which takes place Nov. 28 at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul. The entire card streams on UFC Fight Pass.

Masvidal would certainly be a credible opponent for Henderson, who recently picked up a welterweight win over Brandon Thatch and appears to be sticking in the division. “Gamebred,” a former Strikeforce fighter, is 4-1 over his past five fights, and the lone loss during the stretch came via split decision to Al Iaquinta. Most recently, he scored a knockout victory over Cezar Ferreira.

The latest UFC Fight Night 79 card includes:

MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 8 a.m. ET)

• Benson Henderson vs. Jorge Masvidal
• Dong Hyun Kim vs. Jorge Masvidal
• 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.