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Fight Night 79 Results/Highlights: Bendo Bendo’s, Sexyama Falls, and Dudes Named “Dong” Go 2-1

I’ll be honest with you, Nation: Not much of note happened at last weekend’s Fight Night event from Seoul, South Korea, so much so that the UFC hasn’t even released any actual fight highlights from the event. In the main event of the evening, Benson Henderson did his Benson Henderson thing and outpointed Jorge “GAMEBRED” Masvidal en route to a split decision victory, then both symbolically announced he was leaving the UFC and called out Georges St. Pierre. At least I think he did. It was all a bit confusing, so you’ll have to watch his post-fight interview above to get some sense of it.

What else? Oh right, guys named “Dong” — of which there were 3 on the Fight Night 79 card — went a solid (or perhaps firm) 2-1 on the evening, with Dong Hyun Kim scoring a first round TKO over Dominic Waters in the evening’s co-main event, Dongi Yang defeating Jake Collier via second round TKO in the “featured prelim,” and the other, debuting Dong Hyun Kim suffering a hellacious KO via slam to Dominique Steele in the first bout of the night. So basically, two dongs stood proud while one wilted under the pressure. Not a bad ratio, amiright ladies?

Video of Steele’s brutal slam and the full results from Fight Night 79 are after the jump. 

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I’ll be honest with you, Nation: Not much of note happened at last weekend’s Fight Night event from Seoul, South Korea, so much so that the UFC hasn’t even released any actual fight highlights from the event. In the main event of the evening, Benson Henderson did his Benson Henderson thing and outpointed Jorge “GAMEBRED” Masvidal en route to a split decision victory, then both symbolically announced he was leaving the UFC and called out Georges St. Pierre. At least I think he did. It was all a bit confusing, so you’ll have to watch his post-fight interview above to get some sense of it.

What else? Oh right, guys named “Dong” — of which there were 3 on the Fight Night 79 card — went a solid (or perhaps firm) 2-1 on the evening, with Dong Hyun Kim scoring a first round TKO over Dominic Waters in the evening’s co-main event, Dongi Yang defeating Jake Collier via second round TKO in the “featured prelim,” and the other, debuting Dong Hyun Kim suffering a hellacious KO via slam to Dominique Steele in the first bout of the night. So basically, two dongs stood proud while one wilted under the pressure. Not a bad ratio, amiright ladies?

Video of Steele’s brutal slam and the full results from Fight Night 79 are after the jump. 

Elsewhere on the Fight Night 79 main card, Yoshihiro Akiyama dropped a questionable split decision to Alberto “Soldier of God” Mina, who should definitely consider changing his nickname before the one true SoG, Yoel Romero, makes him do it. Anyways, the by-far most entertaining moment from the bout came when Sexiyama removed his shirt.

Opening up the main card, highly-touted prospect Doo-Ho Choi continued his streak of TKO finishes, making quick work of veteran Sam Sicilia with a first round knockout. The impressive finish was made all the more impressive by the fact that Sicilia had never been finished by strikes prior to the bout. Keep an eye on “The Korean Superboy,” Nation, he’s definitely going places.

The full results for Fight Night 79 are below. 

Main Card (Fight Pass)
Benson Henderson def. Jorge Masvidal by split decision (48-47, 47-48, 49-46)
Dong-Hyun Kim def. Dominic Waters by TKO via punches at 3:11 of Round 1
Alberto Mina def. Yoshihiro Akiyama by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Doo-Ho Choi def. Sam Sicilia by TKO via punches at 1:33 of Round 1

Preliminary Card (Fight Pass)
Dongi Yang def. Jake Collier by TKO via punches at 1:50 of Round 2
Mike de la Torre def. Yui-Chul Nam by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Tae-Hyun Bang def. Leo Kuntz by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Seo-Hee Ham def. Cortney Casey by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Fredy Serrano def. Yao Zhikui by TKO via injury at 0:44 of Round 1
Marco Beltran def. Ning Guangyou by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Dominique Steele def. Dong-Hyun Kim by TKO via slam at 0:37 of Round 3

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Fight Night 79 Results/Highlights: Bendo Bendo’s, Sexyama Falls, and Dudes Named “Dong” Go 2-1

I’ll be honest with you, Nation: Not much of note happened at last weekend’s Fight Night event from Seoul, South Korea, so much so that the UFC hasn’t even released any actual fight highlights from the event. In the main event of the evening, Benson Henderson did his Benson Henderson thing and outpointed Jorge “GAMEBRED” Masvidal en route to a split decision victory, then both symbolically announced he was leaving the UFC and called out Georges St. Pierre. At least I think he did. It was all a bit confusing, so you’ll have to watch his post-fight interview above to get some sense of it.

What else? Oh right, guys named “Dong” — of which there were 3 on the Fight Night 79 card — went a solid (or perhaps firm) 2-1 on the evening, with Dong Hyun Kim scoring a first round TKO over Dominic Waters in the evening’s co-main event, Dongi Yang defeating Jake Collier via second round TKO in the “featured prelim,” and the other, debuting Dong Hyun Kim suffering a hellacious KO via slam to Dominique Steele in the first bout of the night. So basically, two dongs stood proud while one wilted under the pressure. Not a bad ratio, amiright ladies?

Video of Steele’s brutal slam and the full results from Fight Night 79 are after the jump. 

The post Fight Night 79 Results/Highlights: Bendo Bendo’s, Sexyama Falls, and Dudes Named “Dong” Go 2-1 appeared first on Cagepotato.

I’ll be honest with you, Nation: Not much of note happened at last weekend’s Fight Night event from Seoul, South Korea, so much so that the UFC hasn’t even released any actual fight highlights from the event. In the main event of the evening, Benson Henderson did his Benson Henderson thing and outpointed Jorge “GAMEBRED” Masvidal en route to a split decision victory, then both symbolically announced he was leaving the UFC and called out Georges St. Pierre. At least I think he did. It was all a bit confusing, so you’ll have to watch his post-fight interview above to get some sense of it.

What else? Oh right, guys named “Dong” — of which there were 3 on the Fight Night 79 card — went a solid (or perhaps firm) 2-1 on the evening, with Dong Hyun Kim scoring a first round TKO over Dominic Waters in the evening’s co-main event, Dongi Yang defeating Jake Collier via second round TKO in the “featured prelim,” and the other, debuting Dong Hyun Kim suffering a hellacious KO via slam to Dominique Steele in the first bout of the night. So basically, two dongs stood proud while one wilted under the pressure. Not a bad ratio, amiright ladies?

Video of Steele’s brutal slam and the full results from Fight Night 79 are after the jump. 

Elsewhere on the Fight Night 79 main card, Yoshihiro Akiyama dropped a questionable split decision to Alberto “Soldier of God” Mina, who should definitely consider changing his nickname before the one true SoG, Yoel Romero, makes him do it. Anyways, the by-far most entertaining moment from the bout came when Sexiyama removed his shirt.

Opening up the main card, highly-touted prospect Doo-Ho Choi continued his streak of TKO finishes, making quick work of veteran Sam Sicilia with a first round knockout. The impressive finish was made all the more impressive by the fact that Sicilia had never been finished by strikes prior to the bout. Keep an eye on “The Korean Superboy,” Nation, he’s definitely going places.

The full results for Fight Night 79 are below. 

Main Card (Fight Pass)
Benson Henderson def. Jorge Masvidal by split decision (48-47, 47-48, 49-46)
Dong-Hyun Kim def. Dominic Waters by TKO via punches at 3:11 of Round 1
Alberto Mina def. Yoshihiro Akiyama by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Doo-Ho Choi def. Sam Sicilia by TKO via punches at 1:33 of Round 1

Preliminary Card (Fight Pass)
Dongi Yang def. Jake Collier by TKO via punches at 1:50 of Round 2
Mike de la Torre def. Yui-Chul Nam by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Tae-Hyun Bang def. Leo Kuntz by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Seo-Hee Ham def. Cortney Casey by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Fredy Serrano def. Yao Zhikui by TKO via injury at 0:44 of Round 1
Marco Beltran def. Ning Guangyou by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Dominique Steele def. Dong-Hyun Kim by TKO via slam at 0:37 of Round 3

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UFC Fight Night 79: Live Results, Play-by-Play and Main Card Highlights

At long last, the UFC has arrived in South Korea for UFC Fight Night 79 (aka UFC Fight Night: Seoul) and they’re looking to make a strong impression with an impressive line up of fights. You can check it out here: 
 
Main Card (Fight Pass)

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At long last, the UFC has arrived in South Korea for UFC Fight Night 79 (aka UFC Fight Night: Seoul) and they’re looking to make a strong impression with an impressive line up of fights. You can check it out here: 

 

Main Card (Fight Pass)

  • Benson Henderson vs. Jorge Masvidal 
  • Dong-Hyun Kim vs. Dominic Waters 
  • Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alberto Mina 
  • Doo-Ho Choi vs. Sam Sicilia 

 

Preliminary Card (Fight Pass)

  • Dongi Yang vs. Jake Collier 
  • Yui-Chul Nam vs. Mike de la Torre 
  • Tae-Hyun Bang vs. Leo Kuntz 
  • Seo-Hee Ham vs. Cortney Casey 
  • Yao Zhikui vs. Fredy Serrano 
  • Ning Guangyou vs. Marco Beltran 
  • Dominique Steele vs. Dong-Hyun Kim

At 7 a.m. ET (5 a.m. local time here), yours truly will emerge from a deep sleep, throw on a pot of coffee and bring you all the highlights (and lowlights) of the Fight Night 79 main card. Make sure to check in at that time, and start getting excited for a really strong line up of fights!

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UFC Fight Night 79: Live Results, Play-by-Play and Main Card Highlights

At long last, the UFC has arrived in South Korea for UFC Fight Night 79 (aka UFC Fight Night: Seoul) and they’re looking to make a strong impression with an impressive line up of fights. You can check it out here: 
 
Main Card (Fight Pass)

B…

At long last, the UFC has arrived in South Korea for UFC Fight Night 79 (aka UFC Fight Night: Seoul) and they’re looking to make a strong impression with an impressive line up of fights. You can check it out here: 

 

Main Card (Fight Pass)

  • Benson Henderson vs. Jorge Masvidal 
  • Dong-Hyun Kim vs. Dominic Waters 
  • Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alberto Mina 
  • Doo-Ho Choi vs. Sam Sicilia 

 

Preliminary Card (Fight Pass)

  • Dongi Yang vs. Jake Collier 
  • Yui-Chul Nam vs. Mike de la Torre 
  • Tae-Hyun Bang vs. Leo Kuntz 
  • Seo-Hee Ham vs. Cortney Casey 
  • Yao Zhikui vs. Fredy Serrano 
  • Ning Guangyou vs. Marco Beltran 
  • Dominique Steele vs. Dong-Hyun Kim

At 7 a.m. ET (5 a.m. local time here), yours truly will emerge from a deep sleep, throw on a pot of coffee and bring you all the highlights (and lowlights) of the Fight Night 79 main card. Make sure to check in at that time, and start getting excited for a really strong line up of fights!

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UFC Fight Night 79: Bleacher Report Main Card Staff Predictions

Korea has been a hotbed for MMA talent for a while now. Its strong judo system rapidly produces solid fighters, and that has seen the tiny nation represented in every major MMA promotion of note. For whatever reason, though, the UFC hasn’t actively loo…

Korea has been a hotbed for MMA talent for a while now. Its strong judo system rapidly produces solid fighters, and that has seen the tiny nation represented in every major MMA promotion of note. For whatever reason, though, the UFC hasn’t actively looked to establish a place in the tiny nation until now.

Fight Night 79 features most of the UFC’s Korean roster and also includes interesting fighters of Korean descent. The main card is as follows:

  • Benson Henderson vs. Jorge Masvidal
  • Dong-Hyun Kim vs. Dominic Waters
  • Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alberto Mina
  • Doo-Ho Choi vs. Sam Sicilia

That’s an interesting blend of new and old talent that could easily provide some blockbuster fights. But who is going to win, you ask? Find out who the Bleacher Report prediction panel is picking!

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UFC Fight Night 79: Who’s on the Hot Seat in Seoul, South Korea, This Weekend?

At long, long last, the UFC is set to touch down in South Korea. 
It’s been a long time coming, of course. Ever since Chan-Sung Jung, the Korean Zombie, posted one of the most thrilling fights in MMA history back at WEC 48, the small-but-populous …

At long, long last, the UFC is set to touch down in South Korea. 

It’s been a long time coming, of course. Ever since Chan-Sung Jung, the Korean Zombie, posted one of the most thrilling fights in MMA history back at WEC 48, the small-but-populous nation has been a hotbed for MMA talent. Whether it’s freak-show star Hong-Man Choi or actual top-10 names like Dong-Hyun Kim and Yoshihiro Akiyama, Korea has had the talent to sustain a lengthy UFC presence. 

With most of the Korean talent on the roster present and accounted for, the UFC has come up with a deceptively strong lineup of fights. Now it just needs the fighters to do their part on November 28.

Naturally, though, the fighters aren’t really looking out for the UFC when they step into the cage. They’re looking out for themselves.

Nearly every fighter on this card has a lot on the line, but three men in particular have a fire lit underneath their chair. So, who is on the hot seat in Seoul this weekend? Read on to find out!

 

Alberto Mina

Who is Alberto Mina? That’s a question most fans are asking right now, and it’s a question that the Brazilian has an opportunity to answer at Fight Night 79.

Mina has lucked his way into a golden-ticket fight. In spite of having just one UFC win to his name, he is set to face a name-brand opponent in Yoshihiro Akiyama. Akiyama has taken the idea of a part-time schedule to the extreme, fighting just once since February 2012. Despite that, MMA’s undisputed king of swag remains a standout name.

Years of inactivity, however, will take the edge off any fighter, and Sexyama wasn’t an elite talent to begin with. Mina has the chance to really make a splash here against a vulnerable opponent, or get upstaged by a 40-year old part-timer. 

 

Dong-Hyun Kim

Dong-Hyun Kim’s (Stun Gun, the welterweight, not the other Dong-Hyun Kim they just signed) place in American MMA has never been clear. He has scored wins over big names and has posted highlight-reel knockouts, but he has never, ever factored into the UFC’s plans for the welterweight division.

That’s only in American MMA, though. In Korean MMA, he is the biggest star in the sport by a country mile and is about to step into the cage on Korean shores for the first time since 2004.

Regardless of the opponent, that’s a huge amount of pressure, but Kim is set to face the unknown Dominic Waters. While that’s an acorn squash of a match on paper, those fights come with a fair bit of risk in their own right. If Kim doesn’t crush Waters, it’s a bad look in its own right. If he loses? It could be a turning point in his career.

 

Benson Henderson

This is the big one, folks. Ben Henderson is on the last UFC match of an eight-fight contract signed back in 2013. His final opponent? Jorge Masvidal.

All indications are that Henderson is looking to fight out his contract and then test the open market. As it stands, he is guaranteed to receive emails from the UFC, Bellator, WSOF and One Championship, and it wouldn’t be at all surprising for him to get some love notes from Rizin, Road FC and KSW. That’s a big deal, but of course, his strength at the bargaining table will be improved greatly be entering the free market riding back-to-back wins.

Masvidal is no easy out, though. A darling of the Japanese scene who became a top lightweight in Strikeforce, he has since carved out a niche as one of the most resilient lightweights in the game. He’s a tough, tough opponent for anyone and could be a terrible stylistic matchup for Bendo.

In a lot of ways, this is the most important fight of Henderson’s career, and heck, this could be one of 2015’s most important fights from a business perspective. Smooth has the chance to be the first elite-level fighter to enter the free-agent marketplace while still posting wins. There is a lot riding on this fight for him…and quite possibly for every other fighter in the game. 

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