According to a report on MMAFighting.com, Jorge Masvidal has been promoted to the main event of UFC Fight Night 79 to take on Ben Henderson. Thiago Alves was supposed to face the former lightweight champion but the Brazilian was forced out of the bout with a rib injury.
Masvidal (29-9) was slated to face Henderson earlier this year at UFC Fight Night 63 but Henderson was pulled from that card to face Brandon Thatch on short notice at an earlier date. Instead, he faced Al Iaquinta in the co-feature and dropped a controversial decision loss.