8.4 /10 1 Votes
Date May 24, 2008 Attendance 14,773 (13,448 paid) UFC 84 Ill Will UFC 85 Bedlam City Las Vegas | 8.3/10 IMDb Venue MGM Grand Garden Arena Buyrate 475,000 Initial release 2008 Total gate 3.732 million USD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship Cast Lyoto Machida, Tito Ortiz, BJ Penn, Wanderlei Silva, Sean Sherk Similar UFC 80: Rapid Fire, UFC 89, UFC 88: Breakthrough, UFC 73, UFC 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Las Vegas, Nevada.
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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.
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.
Fighter payroll
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