UFC Signs Second Korean Dong For Fight Night 79

As far as the UFC is concerned, you can never have enough Dongs on one card, and on the same night that Bang fights Kuntz. No, seriously….

Part of me wants to think that this is all just a strange co-incidence, but the UFC Fight Night 79 card set for November 28. is just a very strange one. First off you’ve got the whole mess surrounding Mirko Cro Cop, who was supposed to fight Anthony Hamilton in the main event, but instead retired before the news he’d failed a random dope test came out. Then Thiago Alves was injured and pulled from the event, replaced by Jorge Masvidal against Ben Henderson at the top of the card.

Then there’s the intriguing match up between Tae Hyun Bang and Leo Kuntz, that’s right, Bang-Kuntz. Not weird enough yet? Well, here’s one for ya. The UFC has added welterweight Dong Hyun Kim vs Dominique Steele, sounds cool, until you realise it’s not the 15-fight UFC veteran known as ‘Stun Gun,’ but another SOuth Korean welterweight by the same name. So two dongs, Bang vs. Kuntz and two main card stars removed, UFC Fight Night 79 from Seoul, Korea is shaping up as follows.

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

“Maestro” Dong Hyun Kim 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