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UFC 84: ILL WILL, hosted by Gray Maynard


The deepest division in mixed martial arts will be on center stage at
the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 24th, as three
205-pound bouts were officially added to the UFC 84: Ill Will card.

In action will be former PRIDE standouts Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou and
Kazuhiro Nakamura, streaking contender Wilson Gouveia and UFC newcomer
Goran Reljic, and unbeaten Brazilian Thiago Silva and Octagon debutant
Antonio Mendes.

UFC 84: Ill Will is headlined by the UFC Lightweight Championship bout
between BJ Penn and Sean Sherk, as well as light heavyweight bouts
between Wanderlei Silva and Keith Jardine, and Lyoto Machida and Tito
Ortiz. Tickets are on sale now.

Stakes are high for both Sokoudjou and Nakamura in their bout, as both
are coming off disappointing losses in their UFC debuts, both to the
undefeated Machida. But with the Octagon jitters out of their system,
expect to see the best of Sokoudjou (owner of first round wins over
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Ricardo Arona) and Nakamura (a victor
over Murilo Bustamante, Kevin Randleman, and Igor Vovchanchyn) on May
24th.

After losing his UFC debut via a close decision to Keith Jardine back
in 2006, Gouveia has since won four in a row, with each victory more
impressive than the last. In his last bout, at UFC 80 in January,
Gouveia scored a spectacular one punch knockout of Jason Lambert in
the second round. Croatian ground fighting specialist Goran Reljic,
who hasn't lost yet in his seven fight pro career, will undoubtedly
like to cool down Gouveia's hot streak at UFC 84.

Speaking of cooling down hot streaks, undefeated Thiago Silva did just
that to Houston Alexander at UFC 78 last November, stopping 'The
Assassin' in a single round to move to 3-0 in the Octagon. But fellow
Brazilian Antonio "Samuray" Mendes comes to the Octagon with a wealth
of experience and 12 wins by KO, TKO, or submission, making him a
dangerous roadblock on Silva's journey to a world title shot.

Performances


Sat, May 24, 2008 @ 10:00 PM
DIESEL PLAYHOUSE - Main Stage
DOORS at 9PM
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