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UFC 239 prelims on ESPN draw over 1 million viewers

July 10, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The UFC 239 Prelims on ESPN Saturday was the #1 rated cable show for the day earning 1.145 million viewers.  The event was the highest rated in the A18-49 demon with a 0.44 share and 572,00 viewers.

The feature event saw Arnold Adams defeat Gilbert Melendez via unanimous decision.

2019 UFC Prelims on ESPN

UFC 234: 1.139M

UFC 235: 1.480M

UFC 236: 893,000

UFC 237: 813,000

UFC 238: 964,000

UFC 239: 1.145M

UFC 239 took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The event featured two successful title defenses.  One by Jon Jones and the other by Amanda Nunes.

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The ratings reflect the popularity of Jon Jones even if he wasn’t on the Prelims broadcast.  From all evidence, it is looking like this event was one of the biggest since the promotion moved to ESPN.  The last time ESPN drew over 1 million viewers was for another Jon Jones headlining card back in March.

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