UFC veteran Thiago Alves was forced out of the five-round welterweight bout on Nov. 28 with a broken rib, and the former lightweight champion will now take on Jorge Masvidal in the main event in Seoul, multiple sources close to the situation told MMAFighting.com. Twitter user @TalkMMA first reported Alves’ injury.
Masvidal was scheduled to take on Dong Hyun Kim in the co-main event of the same card, but was pulled from the bout to replace "Pitbull" in the main event. The UFC has yet to announce if Kim will get a new opponent in South Korea.