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
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $75,000 bonuses.
- 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
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- List of UFC champions
- List of UFC events
- 2008 in UFC
References
External links
- Official UFC 84 Fight Card
- Official UFC 84 Site
