According to the events page on UFC.com, a lightweight match between Terry Etim and Rob Emerson has been added to the undercard of UFC 84.

UFC 84 is scheduled to be headlined by B.J. Penn defending the UFC lightweight title vs. Sean Sherk. 

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Two welterweight bouts featuring several prospects for the UFC's 170 pound division have been added to the undercard of UFC 84 scheduled for May 24 in Las Vegas, UFC.com's Thomas Gerbasi is reporting.

The bouts added include season six "Ultimate Fighter" reality TV show alumnus Jon Koppenhaver taking on Yoshiyuki Yoshida and Jason Tan squaring off against Korean fighter Dong Hyun Kim. 

Koppenhaver last fought for the UFC during the live season finale of TUF 6 on December 8. He recorded a third round TKO over Jared Rollins in a fight that was discussed as a possible fight of the year candidate by several pundits. 

Yoshida, who has never fought in the UFC before, has a lifetime pro MMA record of 9-2, according to Sherdog.com's Fight Finder. He has competed for both the SHOOTO and Cage Force promotions.

Tan, 5-2, according to Sherdog, made his UFC debut at UFC 72 where he suffered a first round knockout loss against Marcus Davis last June. He rebounded with a unanimous decision victory over Alexandre Izidro at Cage Gladiators 4 this past August.

Tan's opponent, Kim, will be making his UFC debut on the show. According to the UFC's website, he sports a lifetime MMA record of 9-1-1 and most recently fought to a win and a draw in two fights against Hidehiko Hasegawa in the DEEP promotion. 

With the addition of the two welterweight fights, UFC 84 is now expected to feature 11 fights on the card. The entire rumored card is as follows:

• B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk for the UFC lightweight title
• Lyoto Machida vs. Tito Ortiz
  
• Keith Jardine vs. Wanderlei Silva
• Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
  
• Goran Reljic vs. Wilson Gouveia
• Shane Carwin vs. Christian Wellisch
  
• Thiago Silva vs. Antonio Mendes 
  
• Jon Koppenhaver vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
• Terry Etim vs. Jeremy Stephens
  
• Rousimar Palhares vs. Ivan Salaverry
  
• Dong-hyun Kim vs. Jason Tan

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According to MMAjunkie.com, light heavyweight competitor Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou confirmed to the website at UFC 82 that he will be facing Kazuhiro Nakamura at UFC 84 on May 24 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

As of now, UFC 84 is promising to offer a very strong lineup of fights. The tentative card is as follows:

• B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk for the UFC lightweight title
• Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine
• Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida
• Thiago Silva vs. Rashad Evans
• Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
•  Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic
• Rousimar Palhares vs. Ivan Salaverry
• Dong-hyun Kim vs. Jason Tan
• Terry Etim vs. Jeremy Stephens
• Shane Carwin vs. Christian Wellisch (according to MMAWeekly.com's "Rumors" section)
  

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A lightweight bout between Jeremy Stephens and Terry Etim is slated for the undercard of UFC 84 on May 24 in Las Vegas, according to MMAjunkie.com.

The 21-year old Stephens is coming off an upset victory over Cole Miller during the undercard of UFC Fight Night 12 this past January.

Meanwhile, Etim, a British fighter, has not fought since losing a unanimous decision to Gleison Tibau at UFC 75 in September.

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Rumors are now swirling that a planned light heavyweight bout between Tito Ortiz and Lyoto Machida at UFC 84 on May 24 is now off following a recent interview by Renato "Babalu" Sobral on PunchDrunkGamer.com in which Sobral is quoted as saying:

PDG:  Last time we talked you said that Lyoto Machida would be the UFC 205lb Champion someday.  What do you think of his rumored upcoming match with Tito Ortiz?

Babalu:  I heard that Tito is not going to fight him anymore, so they are going to have to find another opponent for Machida.  I got the news a couple of days ago that he was fighting someone else.

PDG:  It didn’t really seem like Tito wanted that fight.

Babalu:  I don’t know about Tito man……he is a celebrity.  He makes a lot of money outside of fighting so I don’t know if he really wants to fight.

Sobral's comments are hardly official, however, knowing Ortiz's history would it be all that surprising that the fight is off? 

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Wilson Gouveia will followup his dramatic victory over Jason Lambert at UFC 80 with a scheduled bout against UFC newcomer Goran Reljic at UFC 84 on May 24, according to MMAjunkie.com.

While the fight will mark Reljic's debut in the Octagon, Gouveia is 4-1 lifetime in the UFC and 10-4 overall. He trains out of American Top Team in Florida.

Reljic is a Croatian fighter who boasts an undefeated 7-0 record and is known for his jiu jitsu prowess. 

UFC 84 is slated to take place in Las Vegas and will feature a light heavyweight bout between Tito Ortiz and Lyoto Machida along with a lightweight title bout between B.J. Penn and Sean Sherk. 

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Brazilian native and Fury Fighting Championships middleweight champion Rousimar Palhares is scheduled to make his UFC debut on May 24 in Las Vegas against Ivan Salaverry, according to a report from Sherdog.com.

The UFC's event in May has not been numbered by the promotion as of yet, however, it is expected to be headlined by a UFC lightweight bout between B.J. Penn defending the title vs. Sean Sherk. A light heavyweight bout between Tito Ortiz and Lyoto Machida is also believed to be scheduled. 

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Jonathan Goulet is the latest Canadian fighter to be linked to the UFC's first-ever show in Canada on April 19 in Montreal. According to TKOExtreme.com, Goulet is set to square off against Kuniyoshi Hironaka at UFC 84.

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In a new interview with the Ottawa Sun, it sounds like Georges St. Pierre is trying to turn his upcoming match vs. Matt Serra for the welterweight title on April 19 at UFC 84 into a grudge match:

"We'll see what's going to happen next time. We'll see if he's as good at fighting as he is at talking," Rush said, growing noticeably hot under the collar. "I have respect for him, but he has said a lot of things about me. I will let my fists do the talking next time I fight him. I've never answered him back. Next time I fight him, he's going to feel it.

"A lot of people asked me, 'what happened to you? You didn't look the same in your fight.' Maybe I shouldn't have said it, but I said I had issues, maybe I should have taken that fight. But I took it and I lost to a better man. That's it.

"He said I was giving excuses. Which is bad. I shouldn't say those things. But I did. He said, 'aw Frenchy, go back to your red wine and hockey game.' I'm a Frenchy guy ... okay man, we'll see next time. I never answered back to him, but I'm going to let my fist answer back next time. He's not my friend. I had a good relationship with him. He's a nice guy, he was a nice guy, until he crossed the line. Perfect. It's going to be a different story next time.

"I don't fight with my emotion," he added, "but when I have somebody say something like this, it gives me a lot of drive to train harder. So that's all good. I love that stuff."

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