| UFC 84: Ill Will | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 84: Ill Will | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 24, 2008 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 14,773 (13,448 paid) | |||
| Total gate | $3,732,000 | |||
| Buyrate | 475,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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 the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.
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.
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.
Results
| Main card (PPV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | B.J. Penn (c) | def. | Sean Sherk | TKO (flying knee and punches) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Wanderlei Silva | def. | Keith Jardine | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:36 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Goran Reljic | def. | Wilson Gouveia | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:15 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Lyoto Machida | def. | Tito Ortiz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Thiago Silva | def. | Antonio Mendes | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:24 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Rousimar Palhares | def. | Ivan Salaverry | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:36 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | def. | Kazuhiro Nakamura | TKO (leg injury) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Rich Clementi | def. | Terry Etim | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Yoshiyuki Yoshida | def. | Jon Koppenhaver | Technical Submission (anaconda choke) | 1 | 0:56 | |
| Welterweight | Kim Dong-hyun | def. | Jason Tan | TKO (elbows) | 3 | 0:25 | |
| Heavyweight | Shane Carwin | def. | Christian Wellisch | TKO (punch) | 1 | 0:44 | |
- For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
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.
- 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
See also
References
- ^ MMAWeekly.com staff (2008-05-31). "UFC 84 OFFICIAL GATE AND ATTENDANCE TOTALS". MMAWeekly.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- "UFC 84 Fight Card". ufc.com. February 26, 2008. Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
- Gross, Jeff (July 19, 2007). "UFC 155 lb (70 kg). Champion, Challenger Positive for Steroids". Sherdog. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
- "Sherdog's Miscellaneous Awards for 2008 - Event of the Year".
- "Silva, Palhares, Reljic and Gouveia secure $75K UFC 84 bonuses". MMAJunkie.com. May 25, 2008. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- UFC 84 fighters' salaries: payroll tops a million bucks | MMAjunkie.com Archived 2008-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
