The card has been plauged by a number of injuries sustained by fighters expected to appear, forcing the UFC to rework the scheduled fights several times since the event was first announced. Originally, the main event was to be between light heavyweights Chuck Liddell and Mauricio Rua; however, Rua required surgery on an injured knee and could not compete. Rashad Evans then replaced Rua in the main event with Liddell, but Liddell was forced to withdraw from the card due to a hamstring injury. The UFC then named James Irvin as Liddell's replacement to fight Evans, but Irvin sustained a foot injury that forced him to pull out and Evans has now been removed from the card as well. The UFC announced on its website that the new Main Event will be Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves. Canadian fighter Jonathan Goulet was set to fight Paul Kelly but dropped out stating that he wouldn't have enough time to prepare. Kelly's opponent was slated to be announced, with the UFC increasing the size of the card to 12 fights. However, Kelly recently pulled out of the card due to a finger injury sustained in practice. Though not serious, the injury would require a cast for 3 weeks and rehabilitation, not giving Kelly ample time to prepare. Due to legal problems which resulted in a lack of time to prepare for his fight with Michael Bisping, Chris Leben withdrew from the card and the UFC announced his replacement against Bisping as Jason Day. The event has now been finalized, barring any further mishaps, at 11 fights instead of the once-intended 13.
The card has been plauged by a number of injuries sustained by fighters expected to appear, forcing the UFC to rework the scheduled fights several times since the event was first announced. Originally, the main event was to be between light heavyweights Chuck Liddell and Mauricio Rua; however, Rua required surgery on an injured knee and could not compete. Rashad Evans then replaced Rua in the main event with Liddell, but Liddell was forced to withdraw from the card due to a hamstring injury. The UFC then named James Irvin as Liddell's replacement to fight Evans, but Irvin sustained a foot injury that forced him to pull out and Evans has now been removed from the card as well. The UFC announced on its website that the new Main Event will be Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves. Canadian fighter Jonathan Goulet was set to fight Paul Kelly but dropped out stating that he wouldn't have enough time to prepare. Kelly's opponent was slated to be announced, with the UFC increasing the size of the card to 12 fights. However, Kelly recently pulled out of the card due to a finger injury sustained in practice. Though not serious, the injury would require a cast for 3 weeks and rehabilitation, not giving Kelly ample time to prepare. Due to legal problems which resulted in a lack of time to prepare for his fight with Michael Bisping, Chris Leben withdrew from the card and the UFC announced his replacement against Bisping as Jason Day. The event has now been finalized, barring any further mishaps, at 11 fights instead of the once-intended 13.
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.The card featured the return of Sean Sherk, who was suspended and stripped of his UFC lightweight title after he tested for steroids at UFC 73. He faced B.J. Penn, who had since won the vacated title. The card also featured what purportedly was Tito Ortiz's last bout in the UFC in the foreseeable future.
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