John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that the UFC 165 Prelims on FS1 scored only 722,000 viewers. This is a decrease from UFC 164 fo 809,000.
UFC PPV Prelims on FS1
UFC 164 Prelims 809,000 viewers
UFC 165 Prelims 722,000 viewers
UFC Fight Night Prelims on Fox Sports
UFC Fight Night 27 Prelims 109,000 viewers – FS2
UFC Fight Night 26 Prelims 1.78 million viewers – FS1
Payout Perspective:
The prelims went up against college football but not a lot of marquee games. However, there weren’t fights on the prelims which would peak one’s interest. The last two fights of the prelims, Reis/Menjivar and Jury/Ricci, were not the best.
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