Seo Hee Ham vs. Cortney Casey joins finalized UFC Fight Night 79 lineup

Seo Hee Ham

A strawweight bout betweenA strawweight bout between Seo Hee Ham and Cortney Casey has joined the lineup for next month’s UFC Fight Night 79 event in South Korea. and Cortney Casey has joined the lineup for next month’s UFC Fight Night 79 event in South Korea.

UFC officials today announced the Ham (15-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Casey (4-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) matchup, which is part of a 12-bout lineup.

UFC Fight Night 79 takes place Nov. 28 at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul. The card entire card streams on UFC Fight Pass, though a start time hasn’t been announced.

Ham, who fights in her home country, made her UFC debut back in December and suffered a decision loss to heavy favorite Joanne Calderwood on the undercard of The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale. She was pulled from a subsequent May booking against Bec Rawlings for undisclosed reasons. Before signing with the UFC, the 28-year-old, who previously competed 10 pounds lighter as a 105-pound atomweight, had posted six consecutive wins on Japan’s regional circuit.

She now meets Casey, a former collegiate soccer player who also recently made her UFC debut and who also suffered a decision loss to Calderwood. Prior to her promotional debut, the 28-year-old had picked up three consecutive wins (all via stoppage) fighting for the Guam-based Pacific Xtreme Combat organization.

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night 79 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass)

• Benson Henderson vs. Thiago Alves
• Mirko Filipovic vs. Anthony Hamilton
• Dong Hyun Kim vs. Jorge Masvidal
• Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alberto Mina

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass)

• Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Dominique Steele
• Doo Ho Choi vs. Sam Sicilia
• Yui Chul Nam vs. Mike De La Torre
• Tae Hyun Bang vs. Leo Kuntz
• Jake Collier vs. Dongi Yang
• Fredy Serrano vs. Yao Zhikui
• Marco Beltran vs. Ning Guangyou
• Cortney Casey vs. Seo Hee Ham

For more on UFC Fight Night 79, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.