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UFC fighter Kim Dong-hyun to face Dominic Waters in Seoul

November 16, 2015
Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters Choo Sung-hoon (left) and Kim Dong-hyun (Korea Times file)

Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters Choo Sung-hoon (left) and Kim Dong-hyun (Korea Times file)

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Kim Dong-hyun will face the American fighter Dominic Waters at the promotion’s first-ever live event in Seoul, the UFC said Sunday.

Kim (20-3-1), previously scheduled to fight Jorge Masvidal (29-9-0) in a welterweight fight for the Seoul event, but as one of main card fighters Thiago Alves withdrew from his bout due to a training injury, Masvidal was moved up to face Benson Henderson (22-5-0) in the main event.

Waters is one of the contestants from The Ultimate Fighter 16 and has gone 9-3-0. Both Waters and Kim are former marines, but odds are on Kim, who is no. 7 in the weight category. Waters sits at no. 81.

The Seoul event, called UFC Fight Night Seoul, will be the first ever live UFC event in Korea and will take place on Nov. 28 at the Olympic Park Gymnastics Arena. The event will also feature other Korean star fighters, such as Choo who is also known by his Japanese name Yoshihiro Akiyama, and Nam Yui-chul.