UFC 84: Ill Will
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Background
UFC 84: Ill Will was an 11-bout fight card that was held on May 24, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
The card aired live on pay-per-view and was headlined by a UFC lightweight championship bout between champion, BJ Penn and former UFC lightweight champion, Sean Sherk.
Light heavyweight contests, Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine and Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida served as co-main events.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Heavyweight Bout: Christian Wellisch vs. Shane Carwin
- Welterweight Bout: Jason Tan vs. Dong Hyun Kim
- Lightweight Bout: Rich Clementi vs. Terry Etim
- Welterweight Bout: Jon Koppenhaver vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
- Middleweight Bout: Rousimar Palhares vs. Ivan Salaverry
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
Main Card
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Thiago Silva vs. Antonio Mendes
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine
- Lightweight Championship Bout: BJ Penn vs. Sean Sherk
Pre-Event Notes
Rashad Evans was originally slated to face American Top Team's, Thiago Silva on the main card but was pulled from the card after accepting a bout with Chuck Liddell in the main event of UFC 85. Evans was replaced with UFC virgin, Antonio Mendes.
Sean Sherk was returning for his first fight since testing positive for steroids following his UFC 73 victory over Hermes Franca to fight for the belt that was stripped from him following the CSAC's decision to suspend him.
British fighter Terry Etim was slated to face Jeremy Stephens first, Rob Emerson second, before finally being matched up against TUF 4's Rich Clementi.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Heavyweight Bout: Shane Carwin defs. Christian Wellisch via KO (punch) at :44 of round 1.
- Welterweight Bout: Dong Hyun Kim defs. Jason Tan via TKO (elbows) at :25 of round 3.
- Lightweight Bout: Rich Clementi defs. Terry Etim via unanimous decision (29-28 x3).
- Welterweight Bout: Yoshiyuki Yoshida defs. Jon Koppenhaver via submission (Anaconda Choke) at :56 of round 1.
- Middleweight Bout: Rousimar Palhares defs. Ivan Salaverry via submission (armbar) at 2:36 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou defs. Kazuhiro Nakamura via TKO at 5:00 of round 1.
Main Card
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Thiago Silva defs. Antonio Mendes via submission (punches) at 2:22 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Lyoto Machida defs. Tito Ortiz via unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Goran Reljic defs. Wilson Gouveia via TKO (strikes) at 3:15 of round 2.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Wanderlei Silva defs. Keith Jardine via KO (punches) at :36 of round 1.
- Lightweight Championship Bout: BJ Penn defs. Sean Sherk via TKO (knee and punches) at 5:00 of round 3.
Bonus Awards
Fight Of The Night: Wilson Gouveia and Goran Reljic
Submission Of The Night: Rousimar Palhares
Knockout Of The Night: Wanderlei Silva
- Each bonus was worth $75,000
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2
Followed by: UFC 85: Bedlam
External Links
http://84.ufc.com - Official UFC 84 Website
--Sam Cupitt 07:25, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
