UFC 84 explained

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)^[1]
Gate:	$3,732,000
Buyrate:	475,000
Previousevent:	UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2
Followingevent:	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]

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]

• 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 ^[6]

See also

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events
• 2008 in UFC

External links

• Official UFC 84 Fight Card
• Official UFC 84 Site

Notes and References

1. News: MMAWeekly.com staff. UFC 84 OFFICIAL GATE AND ATTENDANCE TOTALS. MMAWeekly.com. 2008-05-31. 2008-05-31. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090312054110/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6383. 2009-03-12.
2. Web site: UFC 84 Fight Card. ufc.com. February 26, 2008. 2008-02-26. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080229103522/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1105. February 29, 2008.
3. Web site: Jeff. Gross. July 19, 2007. UFC 155lb. Champion, Challenger Positive for Steroids. Sherdog. August 9, 2008.
4. Web site: Sherdog's Miscellaneous Awards for 2008 - Event of the Year.
5. Web site: Silva, Palhares, Reljic and Gouveia secure $75K UFC 84 bonuses. MMAJunkie.com. May 25, 2008. 2008-05-25. dead. https://archive.today/20120712190340/mmajunkie.com/news/4419/silva-palhares-reljic-and-gouveia-secure-75k-ufc-84-bonuses.mma. July 12, 2012.
6. http://mmajunkie.com/news/4432/ufc-84-fighters-salaries-payroll-tops-a-million-bucks.mma UFC 84 fighters' salaries: payroll tops a million bucks | MMAjunkie.com