UFC 84

Infobox MMA event
name=UFC 84: Ill Will


promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship
date=May 24, 2008
venue=MGM Grand Garden Arena
city=Las Vegas, Nevada
attendance=14,773 (13,448 paid)cite news|author=MMAWeekly.com staff|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6383|title=UFC 84 OFFICIAL GATE AND ATTENDANCE TOTALS|work=MMAWeekly.com|date=2008-05-31|accessdate=2008-05-31]
gate=$3,732,000
buyrate= 475,000
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"UFC 84: Ill Will" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on May 24, 2008, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.cite web
url=http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1105
title=UFC 84 Fight Card
last=
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publisher=ufc.com
date=February 26, 2008
accessdate=2008-02-26] The card featured the return of Sean Sherk, who was suspended and stripped of his UFC lightweight title after he tested for steroids at "UFC 73". He faced B.J. Penn, who had since won the vacated title.

The card also featured what purportedly was Tito Ortiz's last bout in the UFC for the foreseeable future. [cite news|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/8134654/Ortiz:-'I-plan-on-fighting-for-three-more-years'|title=Ortiz: 'I plan on fighting for three more years'|first=Ariel|last=Helwani|work=Fox Sports.com|date=2008-05-18|accessdate=2008-05-25]

Results

Preliminary card

*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA Christian Wellisch vs. flagicon|USA Shane Carwin:Carwin defeats Wellisch via KO (Punch) at 0:44 of Round 1.

*Welterweight bout: flagicon|GBR Jason Tan vs. flagicon|KOR Dong Hyun Kim:Kim defeats Tan via TKO (Elbows) at 0:25 of Round 3. This preliminary fight was not shown on the broadcast.

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|USA Rich Clementi vs. flagicon|GBR Terry Etim:Clementi defeats Etim by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 29-28. This preliminary fight was not shown on the broadcast.

*Welterweight bout: flagicon|USA Jon Koppenhaver vs. flagicon|JPN Yoshiyuki Yoshida:Yoshida defeats Koppenhaver via submission (Anaconda Choke) at 0:56 of Round 1.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|BRA Rousimar Palhares vs. flagicon|CAN Ivan Salaverry:Palhares defeats Salaverry via submission (Armbar) at 2:36 of Round 1.

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|CMR Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. flagicon|JPN Kazuhiro Nakamura:Sokoudjou defeats Nakamura by TKO. Nakamura is not able to continue after the end of Round 1.

Main card

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|BRA Thiago Silva vs. flagicon|BRA Antonio Mendes:Silva defeats Mendes by Submission (Strikes) at 2:22 of Round 1.

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA Tito Ortiz vs. flagicon|BRA Lyoto Machida:Machida defeats Ortiz by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 30-27.

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|BRA Wilson Gouveia vs. flagicon|CRO Goran Reljic:Reljic defeats Gouveia by TKO (Strikes) at 3:15 of Round 2.

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|BRA Wanderlei Silva vs. flagicon|USA Keith Jardine:Silva defeats Jardine by KO (Punches) at 0:36 of Round 1.

*Lightweight Championship bout: Champion flagicon|USA B.J. Penn vs. flagicon|USA Sean Sherk:Penn defeats Sherk by TKO (Knee & Punches). Sherk is not able to continue after the end of Round 3.

Bonus awards

At the end of this event, the UFC awarded $75,000 to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.cite web
url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/4419/silva-palhares-reljic-and-gouveia-secure-75k-ufc-84-bonuses.mma
title=Silva, Palhares, Reljic and Gouveia secure $75K UFC 84 bonuses
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publisher=MMAJunkie.com
date=May 25, 2008
accessdate=2008-05-25]

*Fight of the Night: flagicon|BRA Wilson Gouveia vs. flagicon|CRO Goran Reljic

*Submission of the Night: flagicon|BRA Rousimar Palhares

*Knockout of the Night: flagicon|BRA Wanderlei Silva

Fighter payroll

BJ Penn ($250,000) def. Sean Sherk ($35,000)

Wanderlei Silva ($150,000) def. Keith Jardine ($10,000)

Lyoto Machida ($100,000) def. Tito Ortiz ($210,000)

Goran Reljic ($6,000) def. Wilson Gouveia ($18,000)

Thiago Silva ($50,000) def. Antonio Mendes ($4,000)

Rameau Sokoudjou ($80,000) def. Kazuhiro Nakamura ($20,000)

Rousimar Palhares ($10,000) def. Ivan Salaverry ($20,000)

Yoshiyuki Yoshida ($12,000) def. Jon Koppenhaver ($8,000)

Rich Clementi ($40,000) def. Terry Etim ($10,000)

Dong Hyun Kim ($40,000) def. Jason Tan ($3,000)

Shane Carwin ($12,000) def. Christian Wellisch ($10,000)

This does not include fighter bonuses

Total: $1,098,000 [ [http://mmajunkie.com/news/4432/ufc-84-fighters-salaries-payroll-tops-a-million-bucks.mma UFC 84 fighters' salaries: payroll tops a million bucks | MMAjunkie.com ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1105 Official UFC 84 Fight Card]
* [http://84.ufc.com Official UFC 84 Site]