UFC Fight Night 114 on FS1 Saturday night drew 859,000 viewers per Nielsen . The prelims, which preceded the main card on FS1 drew 633,000.
Despite the fact the main and prelim card had mainly up and coming fighters, the ratings were strong up against live boxing on ESPN. The FS1 main card featured Sergio Pettis taking on Brandon Moreno. Pettis won a decision.
The prefight show on FS1 drew 208,000 and the postfight show drew 327,000 viewers for a 60 minute recap on FS1 which immediately followed the main card.
For those wondering, UFC Fight Night 111 was a Fight Pass Only event.
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Notably, UFC Fight Night 114 did better than Top Rank Boxing on ESPN which drew 728,000 viewers. With the opportunity for combat sports fans to watch one of the best boxers in the sport today, Vasyl Lomachenko, more wanted to watch Pettis-Moreno. An interesting win considering ESPN is hoping to garner more fans to the network by partnering with Golden Boy and Top Rank.
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