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UFC 84#Overview

{{short description|UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008}}

{{Infobox MMA event

|name=UFC 84: Ill Will

|image= UFC_84_-_Ill_Will.JPG

|promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship

|date=May 24, 2008

|venue=MGM Grand Garden Arena

|city=Paradise, 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|access-date=2008-05-31|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312054110/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6383|archive-date=2009-03-12}}

|gate=$3,732,000

|buyrate= 475,000

|previousevent=UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2

|followingevent=UFC 85: Bedlam

}}

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 the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.{{cite web|url=http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1105|title=UFC 84 Fight Card|publisher=ufc.com|date=February 26, 2008|access-date=2008-02-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229103522/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1105|archive-date=February 29, 2008}}

Background

The card featured the return of Sean Sherk, who was suspended and stripped of his UFC Lightweight Championship after he tested positive for steroids at UFC 73.{{cite web|first=Jeff|last=Gross|date=July 19, 2007|url= http://sherdog.com/news/news/ufc-155-lb-champion-challenger-positive-for-steroids-8333|title=UFC {{convert|155|lb|abbr=on}}. Champion, Challenger Positive for Steroids|publisher=Sherdog|access-date=August 9, 2008}}

This event also marked the last appearance of Tito Ortiz in the UFC for well over a year, as he was at the end of his contract and due to his feud with Dana White was not expected to re-sign at the time.

This event also marked the UFC debut of future UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin.

This event was awarded Sherdog's 2008 Event of the Year.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/8/Sherdogs-Miscellaneous-Awards-for-2008-15727|title = Sherdog's Miscellaneous Awards for 2008 - Event of the Year}}

Results

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main card (PPV)}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|B.J. Penn (c)

|def.

|Sean Sherk

|TKO (flying knee and punches)

|3

|5:00

|For the UFC Lightweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight

|Wanderlei Silva

|def.

|Keith Jardine

|KO (punches)

|1

|0:36

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight

|Goran Reljic

|def.

|Wilson Gouveia

|TKO (punches)

|2

|3:15

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight

|Lyoto Machida

|def.

|Tito Ortiz

|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight

|Thiago Silva

|def.

|Antonio Mendes

|TKO (punches)

|1

|2:24

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

|Rousimar Palhares

|def.

|Ivan Salaverry

|Submission (armbar)

|1

|2:36

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight

|Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

|def.

|Kazuhiro Nakamura

|TKO (leg injury)

|1

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Rich Clementi

|def.

|Terry Etim

|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Yoshiyuki Yoshida

|def.

|Jon Koppenhaver

|Technical Submission (anaconda choke)

|1

|0:56

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Kim Dong-hyun

|def.

|Jason Tan

|TKO (elbows)

|3

|0:25

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Heavyweight

|Shane Carwin

|def.

|Christian Wellisch

|TKO (punch)

|1

|0:44

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $75,000 bonuses.{{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|publisher = MMAJunkie.com|date = May 25, 2008|access-date= 2008-05-25|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://archive.today/20120712190340/mmajunkie.com/news/4419/silva-palhares-reljic-and-gouveia-secure-75k-ufc-84-bonuses.mma|archive-date = July 12, 2012}}

  • Fight of the Night: Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic
  • Knockout of the Night: Wanderlei Silva
  • Submission of the Night: Rousimar Palhares

Reported payout

  • B.J. 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)
  • Sokoudjou ($80,000) def. Kazuhiro Nakamura ($20,000)
  • Thiago Silva ($50,000) def. Antonio Mendes ($4,000)
  • 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529224749/http://mmajunkie.com/news/4432/ufc-84-fighters-salaries-payroll-tops-a-million-bucks.mma |date=2008-05-29 }}

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080229103522/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1105 Official UFC 84 Fight Card]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080420074827/http://84.ufc.com/ Official UFC 84 Site]

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