UFC 84

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title: "UFC 84" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ultimate-fighting-championship-flagship-events", "2008-in-mixed-martial-arts", "2008-in-sports-in-nevada", "ultimate-fighting-championship-events-at-mgm-grand-garden-arena", "may-2008-sports-events-in-the-united-states"] description: "UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_84" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008 ::

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Field	Value
name	UFC 84: Ill Will
image	UFC_84_-_Ill_Will.JPG
promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
date	May 24, 2008
venue	MGM Grand Garden Arena
city	Paradise, Nevada
attendance	14,773 (13,448 paid)
gate	$3,732,000
buyrate	475,000
previousevent	UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2
followingevent	UFC 85: Bedlam
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|name=UFC 84: Ill Will |image= UFC_84_-_Ill_Will.JPG |promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship |date=May 24, 2008 |venue=MGM Grand Garden Arena |city=Paradise, Nevada |attendance=14,773 (13,448 paid) |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.

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

|Lightweight |B.J. Penn (c) |def. |Sean Sherk |TKO (flying knee and punches) |3 |5:00 |For the UFC Lightweight Championship. |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 | |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 |

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

References

References

1. MMAWeekly.com staff. (2008-05-31). "UFC 84 OFFICIAL GATE AND ATTENDANCE TOTALS". MMAWeekly.com.
2. (February 26, 2008). "UFC 84 Fight Card". ufc.com.
3. Gross, Jeff. (July 19, 2007). "UFC {{convert". [[Sherdog]].
4. "Sherdog's Miscellaneous Awards for 2008 - Event of the Year".
5. link. "Silva, Palhares, Reljic and Gouveia secure $75K UFC 84 bonuses". MMAJunkie.com. (May 25, 2008)
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] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-05-29)

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