UFC 84
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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
.
, who was suspended and stripped of his UFC lightweight title after he tested positive for steroids at UFC 73
. He faced B.J. Penn, who had since won the vacated title against Joe Stevenson
at UFC 80
. 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.
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
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
(UFC) on May 24, 2008, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
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, Nevada
Nevada
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.
Overview
The card featured the return of Sean SherkSean Sherk
Sean Keith Sherk is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently fighting for the UFC. He currently holds a professional mixed martial arts record of thirty-six wins, four losses and one draw. Sherk has fought in both the UFC and Pride FC, and is a former UFC Lightweight Champion...
, who was suspended and stripped of his UFC lightweight title after he tested positive for steroids at UFC 73
UFC 73
UFC 73: Stacked was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship . It took place on July 7, 2007 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California and featured a total of nine bouts: four on the preliminary card and five on the main card. In the main event, Anderson Silva put...
. He faced B.J. Penn, who had since won the vacated title against Joe Stevenson
Joe Stevenson
Joseph Christopher Stevenson is an American mixed martial artist fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Competing as a welterweight, he won The Ultimate Fighter 2 welterweight tournament. Stevenson fought most of his UFC career as a lightweight, and made his featherweight debut at UFC Live: Kongo vs....
at UFC 80
UFC 80
UFC 80: Rapid Fire was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship , that took place on January 19, 2008 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England.-Background:...
. 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.
Preliminary card
- Heavyweight bout:
Christian WellischChristian WellischChristian Wellisch is a Hungarian-American former mixed martial arts fighter. He most recently competed as a light heavyweight in the UFC.-Mixed martial arts career:...
vs.
Shane CarwinShane CarwinShane Bannister Carwin is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , where he was previously the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion...
- Carwin defeated Wellisch via KO (punch) at 0:44 of Round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Gouveia vs. Reljic fight.
- Welterweight bout:
Jason TanJason TanJason Tan is an English mixed martial artist. He competes in the Welterweight division. He lost his last fight at UFC 84 against Dong Hyun Kim on May 24, 2008.- Biography :...
vs.
Kim Dong-hyunKim Dong-HyunKim Dong-Hyun is a former Korean football player who was expelled from K-League after being implicated in the match-fixing scandal.-Oita:...
- Kim defeated Tan via TKO (elbows) at 0:25 of round 3.
- Welterweight bout: Jon KoppenhaverJon KoppenhaverWar Machine is an American mixed martial artist and former pornographic actor. He was a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra.-Personal life:...
vs.
Yoshiyuki YoshidaYoshiyuki Yoshidais a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the welterweight division. A student of former Shooto competitor Noboru Asahi, he has competed in Shooto, Cage Force, and the UFC...
- Yoshida defeated Koppenhaver via submission (anaconda choke) at 0:56 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Penn vs. Sherk fight.
- Lightweight bout: Rich ClementiRich ClementiRichard Thomas Clementi is a journeyman American mixed martial artist. He holds notable wins over Terry Etim, Sam Stout, Fabio Holanda, Melvin Guillard and Anthony Johnson.-Mixed martial arts career:...
vs. Terry EtimTerry EtimTerence Lee "Terry" Etim is an English mixed martial artist and Thai boxer who trains with Team Kaobon and RFT. He is trained by Colin Heron and Marcelo Brigadeiro...
- Clementi defeated Etim via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Rameau Thierry SokoudjouRameau Thierry SokoudjouRameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua , sometimes billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist and judoka, and the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, who came to prominence in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He has since had mixed success with stints in the UFC, WEC,...
vs. Kazuhiro NakamuraKazuhiro NakamuraKazuhiro Nakamura is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing as a middleweight in DREAM. His primary style is judo, in which he holds a 3rd dan black belt under Hidehiko Yoshida...
- Sokoudjou defeated Nakamura via TKO (leg injury) at 5:00 of round 1. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Koppenhaver vs. Yoshida fight.
- Middleweight bout:
Ivan SalaverryIvan SalaverryIvan E. Salaverry is a Canadian mixed martial arts fighter and instructor. He is a member of Tito Ortiz's Team Punishment, and is known for his well-rounded skills. Salaverry is a middleweight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, BAMMA and the now-defunct World Fighting Alliance...
vs.
Rousimar PalharesRousimar PalharesRousimar Palhares, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and his physical strength. His nickname, Portuguese for "tree stump", comes from his short, stocky, heavily muscled build. Many of his victories are by Leg-locks...
- Palhares defeated Salaverry via submission (armbar) at 2:36 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Silva vs. Jardine fight.
Main card
- Light Heavyweight bout: Thiago Silva vs. Antonio MendesAntonio MendesAntonio Mendes is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division.Mendes was scheduled to participate in the light-heavyweight tournament at KSW XIII, meeting Wojciech Orłowski in the first tournament round...
- Silva defeated Mendes via submission (punches) at 2:24 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Lyoto MachidaLyoto MachidaLyoto Carvalho Machida is a Japanese-Brazilian mixed martial artist from Belém, Brazil who fights as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
vs. Tito OrtizTito OrtizJacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, having held the title from April 14, 2000 to September 26, 2003. Along with fighters like Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, he was one of the sport's early stars...
- Machida defeated Ortiz via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Wilson GouveiaWilson GouveiaWilson Gouveia is a Brazilian mixed martial artist.At and , Gouveia fights as a light heavyweight in the Maximum Fighting Championships organization after a stint as a middleweight in the UFC. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is a member of American Top Team...
vs.
Goran ReljicGoran ReljicGoran Reljić is a Croatian professional mixed martial artist. Reljić was recently released from the Ultimate Fighting Championship after fighting in their middleweight and light heavyweight divisions.-Mixed martial arts career:...
- Reljic defeated Gouveia via TKO (punches) at 3:15 of Round 2.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Wanderlei SilvaWanderlei SilvaWanderlei César da Silva , nicknamed "The Axe Murderer", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship . Silva is known for his aggressive fighting style with the majority of his fights ending in...
vs. Keith JardineKeith JardineKeith Hector Jardine is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division and is best known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
- Silva defeated Jardine via KO (punches) at 0:36 of Round 1.
- Lightweight Championship bout: B.J. Penn (c) vs. Sean SherkSean SherkSean Keith Sherk is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently fighting for the UFC. He currently holds a professional mixed martial arts record of thirty-six wins, four losses and one draw. Sherk has fought in both the UFC and Pride FC, and is a former UFC Lightweight Champion...
- Penn defeated Sherk via TKO (flying knee and punches) at 5:00 of round 3 to retain 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
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