This past Saturday’s UFC Fight for the Troops 2 peaked at 2.5 million viewers according to Spike TV and the UFC.
Via Spike TV release:
Overall, the fight card drew a 1.3 household rating, a 1.6 rating in Men 18-49, a 1.5 in Men 18-34 and 1.8 million total viewers, peaking at 10:15pm with 2.5 million viewers. The Spike telecast ranked number 2 in Men 18-34 and Men 18-49 in cable in the timeslot. “UFC Fight For The Troops 2” drew 18 percent more viewers than the “UFC Fight Night” average for 2010.
In its two Fight for the Troops events, UFC head Dana White stated that it has raised over $8.5 million for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. The first Fight for the Troops held in Fayetville, North Carolina raised over $4 million. This means that Saturday night’s event raised at least $4.5 million.
On another note, MMA Junkie reports that 3,200 were in attendance for Fight for the Troops 2. No live gate was calculated as the tickets were free for military personnel.
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