UFC 84

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UFC 84: Ill Will
Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	May 24, 2008
Venue	MGM Grand Garden Arena
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance	14,773 (13,448 paid)[1]
Total Gate	$3,732,000[1]
Buyrate	475,000
Event chronology
UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 UFC 84: Ill Will 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 Las Vegas, Nevada.^[2]

[edit] Overview

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 against Joe Stevenson at UFC 80.

[edit] Results

[edit] Preliminary card

• Heavyweight bout: Christian Wellisch vs. Shane Carwin

Carwin defeats Wellisch via KO (Punch) at 0:44 of Round 1. This preliminary fight was shown on the broadcast.

• Welterweight bout: Jason Tan vs. Kim Dong-hyun

Kim defeats Tan via TKO (Elbows) at 0:25 of Round 3. This preliminary fight was not shown on the broadcast.

• Welterweight bout: Jon Koppenhaver vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Yoshida defeats Koppenhaver via submission (Anaconda Choke) at 0:56 of Round 1. This preliminary fight was not shown on the broadcast.

• Lightweight bout: Rich Clementi vs. 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.

• Middleweight bout: Ivan Salaverry vs. Rousimar Palhares

Palhares defeats Salaverry via submission (Armbar) at 2:36 of Round 1. This preliminary fight was shown on the broadcast.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura

Sokoudjou defeats Nakamura by TKO. Nakamura is not able to continue after the end of Round 1. This preliminary fight was shown on the broadcast.

[edit] Main card

• Light Heavyweight bout: Thiago Silva vs. Antonio Mendes

Silva defeats Mendes by Submission (Strikes) at 2:22 of Round 1.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic

Reljic defeats Gouveia by TKO (Strikes) at 3:15 of Round 2.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida

Machida defeats Ortiz by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 30-27.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine

Silva defeats Jardine by KO (Punches) at 0:36 of Round 1.

• Lightweight Championship bout: B.J. Penn (c) vs. Sean Sherk

Penn defeats Sherk by TKO (Knee & Punches). Sherk is not able to continue after the end of Round 3.

[edit] 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.^[3]

• Fight of the Night: Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic

• Submission of the Night: Rousimar Palhares

• Knockout of the Night: Wanderlei Silva

[edit] Fighter payroll

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 ^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official UFC 84 Fight Card
• Official UFC 84 Site