'Stun Gun' vs. Colby Covington added to UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore

A solid welterweight matchup has been added to July’s UFC Fight Night 111 lineup.

Officials today announced Dong Hyun Kim (22-3-1 MMA, 13-3) and Colby Covington (11-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) are slated for the event.

UFC Fight Night 111 takes place June 17 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, The entire card streams on UFC Fight Pass, though a headliner hasn’t been announced.

Kim is No. 7 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings; Covington isn’t ranked but could be with a win over Kim.

Kim, a 35-year-old Korean fighter, continues his move up the welterweight ranks. He’s currently riding a three-fight winning streak with seven wins in his past eight fights. Since a 2014 TKO loss to now-champ Tyron Woodley, “Stun Gun” has posted wins over Josh Burkman (submission), Dominic Waters (TKO) and former Strikeforece champ Tarec Saffiedine (split decision).

He now meets Covington, a 29-year-old former NCAA Division I All-American wrestler who turned to MMA in 2012. After joining the UFC in just his sixth pro bout, he’s gone 6-1 and has posted three straight wins. Since his lone career loss – via submission to Warlley Alves – he’s posted victories over Jonathan Meunier (submission), Max Griffin (TKO) and prospect killer Bryan Barberena (unanimous decision).

The latest UFC Fight Night 111 card now includes:

• Andrei Arlovski vs. Marcin Tybura
• Russell Doane vs. Kwan Ho Kwak
• Takanori Gomi vs. Jon Tuck
• Ulka Sasaki vs. Justin Scoggins
• Cyril Asker vs. Walt Harris
• Rafael dos Anjos vs. Tarec Saffiedine
• Carls John de Tomas vs. Naoki Inoue
• Colby Covington vs. Dong Hyun Kim
• Wang Guan vs. TBA

For more on UFC Fight Night 111, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.