The UFC 242 Prelims on FX drew just 222,000 viewers on Saturday morning per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event aired early due to the event being held in Abu Dhabi.
Usually on ESPN, the telecast moved to FX to accommodate College Football on the ESPN networks. The Prelims did air on ESPN+ in addition to FX.
The feature bout of the Prelims saw Joanne Calderwood defeat Andrea Lee via split decision. In addition, the telecast saw two stoppages with Ottman Azaitar knocking out Teemu Packalen with a vicious punch that sent Finnish fighter down to the canvas face first. Also Sarah Moras was able to stop Liana Jojua in round 3.
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Even though the UFC did its best to tell its fans, the move to FX from ESPN hurt the ratings for this telecast although one might expect that the PPV sales on ESPN+ were good. The early start time likely hurt the broadcast as well.
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