UFC 84

UFC 84: Ill Will
The poster for UFC 84: Ill Will
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMay 24, 2008
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena
CityParadise, Nevada
Attendance14,773 (13,448 paid)[1]
Total gate$3,732,000[1]
Buyrate475,000
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 the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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 [a]
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
  1. ^ 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.[5]

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 [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "UFC 84 Fight Card". ufc.com. February 26, 2008. Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
  3. ^ Gross, Jeff (July 19, 2007). "UFC 155 lb (70 kg). Champion, Challenger Positive for Steroids". Sherdog. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
  4. ^ "Sherdog's Miscellaneous Awards for 2008 - Event of the Year".
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ UFC 84 fighters' salaries: payroll tops a million bucks | MMAjunkie.com Archived 2008-05-29 at the Wayback Machine